 All Pakistan Ulema Council further stated that it was the responsibility of the Pakistani government and the court system to punish those guilty of this crime with the harshest possible sentences.The council will issue a more detailed verdict on 5 June 2014 which will be from an even more diverse range of religious groups.The council issued a fatwa which said that declaring other Islamic sects such as Shia as "kafir" (non-believers) was against Islam.