Peshawar: Former member National Assembly Qari Abdul Bais died a natural death here today (July 4) after a long illness. The deceased belonged to Peshawar and was elected as the MNA from NA-29 Swat in the 2002 general elections.
The funeral prayer of the deceased will be observed today at the mosque in his hometown that is going to be attended by eminent personalities and well-respected religious scholars.
It is to mention here that the deceased was one of the 288 religious scholars of Swat who issued edicts declaring polio drops as Halal and legal. Commenting on Polio vaccination campaign former MNA once said, “We have carried out a detailed research regarding the polio drops and came to the conclusion that this is purely a medical treatment and not against Shariah. Polio vaccination is legal and must be done throughout Pakistan.”