Overview

• The council declared the withholding levy on cash withdrawals to be unjust under Islamic principles and urged the government to reconsider it.
• Pakistan’s FY2025-26 budget raised the rate on cash withdrawals by non-filers to 1% from 0.6% and bars non-filers from opening new bank accounts.
• It rejected proposed diyat amendments that remove silver and alter gold amounts, insisting Sharia-prescribed measures using gold, silver and camels remain in law.
• The body sought a formal role in legislation for human milk banks under strict conditions and recommended rules for handling Quranic manuscripts used for oaths.
• It endorsed halal-sourced insulin for diabetics, advised against pig-derived formulations, and called for review of a recent Supreme Court maintenance ruling it says conflicts with Quran and Sunnah.