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Summary The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) will stage a sit-in in Islamabad in protest against drone attacks.
The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), have gathered in the capital to stage a sit-in in protest against drone attacks and the restoration of air supplies for NATO forces present in Afghanistan.Addressing a press conference at a local hotel on the eve of sit-in, DPC leader Maulana Samiul Haq said they would challenge the decision of the interior ministry to ban the entry of Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Ahl-e-Sunnat wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi to the Islamabad.Despite being banned in Islamabad, Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Ahle Sunnat wal Jamat (ASWJ) chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi reached Rawalpindi on Sunday to participate in the meeting of parties heads.Other party leaders including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq, JUI-Functional chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Jamaat e Islami (JI) Secretary General Liaqat Baloch also reached Rawalpindi to participate in the rally.
