Pakistan, July 1 -- Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared that the publication or broadcast of visual depictions of prophets and other revered religious personalities is impermissible under Islamic law, urging media organisations to avoid such content to preserve the sanctity of sacred figures.

The decision was made during a meeting of the council chaired by Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi, where members discussed a range of national, legal and public interest matters.

In a resolution issued after the meeting, the council stated that creating, publishing or disseminating images, visual representations or any content portraying prophets or other holy personalities is not permissible according to Islamic teachings. It said su...