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ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (APP):The Ministry of Religious Affairs, along with eminent scholars representing all schools of thought, clerics and members of the business community on Thursday agreed to issue a unified calendar for Azan and prayer timings.
The decision was taken at a consultative meeting on the standardization of Azan and prayer times for Rawalpindi and Islamabad, chaired by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf.
Addressing the meeting, the minister recalled that uniform prayer and Azan timings had been implemented during a previous government but were later discontinued following a change in administrations.
He said the current consultative process aims to revive the initiative through consensus, adding that once implemented in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, its impact would extend to all four provinces, including Gilgit-Baltistan.
Sardar Yousaf further stated that the ministry is working towards legislation for a uniform call to prayer and congregational system.
He noted that the constructive discussions and consultations held during the meeting had provided valuable guidance, which would help promote congregational prayers in the future.
The minister affirmed that the Ministry of Religious Affairs would take practical, balanced and broadly acceptable steps in light of these consultations to further strengthen the prayer system, unity of the Ummah and religious harmony.