Lahore High Court ordered caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq and caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi in a case regarding publication of an altered translation of the Quran.

Justice Shujaat Ali Khan presided over the case on Wednesday and remarked that a report had not been submitted by the federal government despite an eight-month delay

The government’s lawyer replied that he would submit the report to which the judge asked him if he had come to court for leisure. THe judge also remarked that the case belonged to ‘everyone’ instead of just the lawyer and the court.

Justice Khan also said that it seemed the matter had never been placed infront of the prime minister at all. He then issued orders for the PM and the CM to appear in person and explain their position on the issue.

When the government’s lawyer asked for more time, the judge replied that a report would have been submitted if the government was serious about the issue.

Under a 2019 law, every translation of the Quran must be cleared by a board before publication. However, the case filed in 2022 says that appropriate permissions were not taken for the publication of an altered translation of the Quran.