Islamabad, A one-day seminar on Islamic Criminal Law was held in Allama Iqbal Open University. Secretary, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq was the keynote speaker. Dean, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Prof. Dr. Mohyuddin Hashmi hosted the event. Faculty members and principal officers participated in the event. During his address, Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq provided detailed explanations of pre- and post-independence criminal and punishment laws. He also discussed the Indian Penal Code and post-1977 era, Hudood ordinance, Qasas and Diyat, as well as the establishment and services of the Islamic Ideology Council and the Federal Sharia court.Dr. Mushtaq said that criminal laws need to be harmonized with Islamic teachings. Dr. Mohyuddin Hashmi said that a conference on the objectives of Sharia will be held very soon in which Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq will be specially invited to express his views. He said that the faculty has started the series of keynote addresses in Islamabad for which 100 topics were selected, of which 23 have been delivered. Chairman, Department of Sharia, Dr. Hidayat Khan thanked the Vice-Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood for his full support in organizing this seminar. Dr. Hidayat Khan said that this seminar was in link with the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of university.