ISLAMABAD: Mosques of all sects in Islamabad, federal city of Pakistan, will call out the Azaan at the same time from May 1, 2015.
The federal government has decided, in principle, to introduce Nizam-e-Salat with unified timings in Islamabad. Only the mode of implementation remains to be finalised
The decision aims to enhance sectarian harmony, was taken on Wednesday by the Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Mohammad Yousuf in a meeting.
The actual dissimilarity in the prayer timings was at Maghrib and the issue was set on genially.
Difference of eight minutes is recorded between call of Magrib prayer of Barelvis, Deobandis and Shia sect. It is decided in the meeting by the committee members that Barelvis and Deobandis will delay the time of by five minutes and Shias will call the Azan three minutes earlier to have one time for Maghrib.
Members of committee, which was organized to finalize the decision, includes two religious leaders from each sect of Ahle Hadith, Barelvi, Deobandi, and Shia.
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