ISLAMABAD: Following the backlash on social media, Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi clarified the statement, adding that there was a “clerical error” which confused that the use of a virtual private network (VPN) against the Shariah.
During the press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Dr. Naeemi said that no one has declared the VPNs un-Islamic. “A typing error in our previous statement created a misunderstanding after ‘not’ was omitted from it.”
The clarification came after the Council of Islamic Ideology issued the fatwa (Islamic decree) on November 15 declaring the use of VPNs un-Islamic, which drew much criticism from different quarters.
“If the regulations set by the government are being violated, then the use of social media will be un-Islamic,” the CII chairman said.
