Will protest nationwide if reservations not addressed: JUI-F chief

Will protest nationwide if reservations not addressed: JUI-F chief
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Summary 'Steps taken against religious schools,mosques part of an international agenda', says JUI-F chief

ISLAMABAD (Dunya news) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazal-Ur-Rehman on Monday reminded the government that if JUI-F’s reservations about the 21st Amendment were not addressed, a nationwide protest will be held.


He expressed these views during a media briefing held after attending a meeting of Majlis-e-Shura.


According to the details, the JUI-F chief stated that the 21st Amendment was becoming a source of protection for terrorism. He said that a protest will be held in Islamabad if the government does not do away with the discriminatory clauses in the amendment. Rehman stated that the protest will be spread throughout the country if government does not pacify their reservations.


Fazal-ur-Rehman stated that steps taken against religious schools and mosques is part of an international agenda. He said JUI-F was against sectarianism. Rehman also stated that JUI-F strongly condemns the Shikarpur incident.


The JUI-F chief expressed solidarity with the struggles of Kashmir’s people. He announced that nationwide rallies will be organized on 5th of February in this regard.