In a surprising ruling against the 'Burqa', Pakistan's top religious council says Muslim women not bound to cover face, hands or feet.

“It becomes Wajib (compulsory) for woman to cover her face, hands and feet if there is a danger of spreading disorder, otherwise covering of face, hands and feet for woman is ‘Mustahab’ (better),” Maulana Sherani said at CII’s 200th meeting.
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