81.   But the party has increased its demands, saying that the judges must be chosen by it and must be religious scholars, not ordinary civilians.

82.   But religious scholars said they expected most Nepalese to focus their prayers on Birendra, who was widely revered during his nearly three-decade rule.

83.   Chang was at the head of a six-member mission of religious scholars visiting the United States at the invitation of evangelist Billy Graham.

84.   The minister accused ulema or religious scholars of not following the true spirit of Islam which he said was against fundamentalism and extremism.

85.   Zadeh confirmed that an Iranian religious scholar had visited Dana to talk him into repenting.

86.   Masoom said religious scholars were currently holding a meeting in Kandahar to review the implementation of Islamic Sharia law and administrative issues in Taliban-controlled areas.

87.   Maulana Wahiuddin Khan, a religious scholar, said the crux of the problem was that Moslems had always remained on the fringes of Indian politics.

88.   Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has appealed to religious scholars to use their influence to curb the sectarian violence while the parliament was to debate the Karachi crisis on Sunday.

89.   Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has appealed to religious scholars to exercise their influence to curb sectarian violence and parliament has also decided to discuss the crisis on Sunday.

90.   Punjab Governor Shahid Ahmed, speaking to a gathering of religious scholars, called on them to foster religious harmony.