Summary The cases were registered on the basis of staging a sit-in and the violations of Loud Speaker Act.
KARACHI (Dunya News) –Cases have been registered against 14 leaders of religious parties who were found to be involved in a 4 day sit-in protest at Karachi’s Numaish Chowrangi. The cases were registered on the basis of staging a sit-in and the violations of Loud Speaker Act.
2 cases were registered by the police of Soldier Bazaar.
The religious leaders implicated in the cases include Raza Mehmood, Maulana Abdul Karim, Maulana Altaf Qadri, Hafiz Tahir, Saleem Attari, Suleman Qadri and Rashid Qadri along with others.
The sit-in at Numaish Chowrangi was linked to protests and sit-in earlier in Islamabad s D -Chowk by religious groups.
Religious parties in Karachi had earlier on Wednesday ended their sit-in at Numaish Chowrangi on the 4th day of the protest, after detained party workers were released by the government. M.A Jinnah road blocked by protesters was opened for traffic after successful dialogue.
Advisor to Chief Minister (CM) Sindh on Religious Affairs Abdul Qayyum Soomro stated that the demonstrators had ended their protest in peaceful manner.
He added that the government had taken no such steps which could have escalated the conflict.
Pertaining to the matter, the government has now placed a ban on arranging processions and sit-in at the Red Zone area of Islamabad. Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has stated that from now on, no one will be able to earn a reputation by marching towards Islamabad, adding that those who enter the Red Zone take the government and the state as hostage.
