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Sindh restricts over 300 clerics to home districts
The provincial government has banned more than 300 hardline clerics from leaving their home districts to prevent them inciting violence during Muharram. On Friday, the government issued a list of 341 clerics, mostly Sunnis, who would be confined to their home districts for 90 days. âThere are reasons to believe that they will make speeches or indulge in activities prejudicial to public safety,â the order said. Police and paramilitary rangers have been put on high alert, especially outside the Shia mosques to prevent any attacks. In Karachi, additional police and paramilitary troops were being deployed, provincial government spokesman Salahuddin Haider said. âThere is a possibility of reaction from extremist religious elements as the government is trying to root out extremism from society,â he said. âWe can not afford to take any chances.â
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2004-02-22 |
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