A two-day online workshop was organized by Shariah Academy, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on “Food Industry: Shariah Rules”. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with Sinha Halal Associates Pakistan from 26th to 27th June, 2021 while it was attended by as many as170 people not only from the country but also from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Bahrain, Occupied Kashmir and other Gulf countries.
The main objective of the workshop was to introduce in detail and review the Shariah rules regarding the Islamic food industry and the steps taken by the Government of Pakistan in this regard.
Main topics of the workshop were awareness of Islamic principles regarding halal and haraam food, general introduction of steps taken for halal food in Pakistan, standards for halal industry in Pakistan “Pakistan Halal Standard” (PS: 3733-2019) Halal Management System Requirements “The detailed introduction and analysis and in particular the Organization of the Islamic world The OIC level included awareness of halal food efforts.
Mr. Akhtar A. Baghio, Director General, Pakistan Halal Authority, Prof. Dr. Abdul Hai Abro (Director General, Shariah Academy), Mr. Mufti Yousuf Abdul Razzaq (Chief Executive, Sinha Halal Associates, Pakistan) participated in this workshop. ) Mr. Mufti Ahsan Zafar and Dr. Mufti Syed Arif Ali Shah Al-Husseini spoke on the above topics.