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| India-Pakistan |
| Sectarian activists to be arrested |
| 2006-10-12 |
| The Interior Ministry has directed provincial authorities to take action against known operatives of banned militant groups who have not been reporting to police stations in their areas. Under the law, these members are required to visit police stations in their areas every two weeks and updated them about their activities. The authorities arrested 300 such operatives at the start of Ramazan. The arrests were made to prevent them conducting any attacks during the holy month. However, around 100 such operatives are at large and the Interior Ministry had already directed the provinces to arrest them, the sources said. The arrests were made under the Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA). Under the ATA, such operatives cannot travel from one city to another without permission from the authorities. They are also not allowed to visit “sensitive places” in their cities. An official told Daily Times the Interior Ministry had also asked the provinces to tighten the noose against people who distribute hate literature in front of mosques and printing presses printing such material. Over 3,000 prayer leaders have been arrested in the country for the illegal use of loudspeakers. |
| Posted by:Fred |