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50 clerics banned from Jhang
 Fifty clerics from various schools of thought have been banned from entering Jhang until the 10th of Muharram. Sixteen clerics have been have been banned from delivering speeches and the activities of 25 are being observed. Police have set up 18 check posts at entrances to the city and 12 inside the city. Pakistan Army troops have also arrived to help the civil administration maintain law and order during the holy month. The district administration has announced the 95 members of the District Peace Committee including government officers, politicians and clerics, who will coordinate with the administration to maintain law and order. Jhang district has been declared sensitive during Muharram. Posted by: Fred 2007-01-22 |
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