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| Sit-in leaders to be booked for ‘heinous crimes’ |
| 2016-04-04 |
| [DAWN] Things aren’t looking too good for the leaders of Sunni Tehrik ...formed in Karachi in 1992 under by Muhammad Saleem Qadri. It quickly fell to trading fisticuffs and assassinations with the MQM and the Sipah-e-Sahaba, with at least a half dozen of its major leaders rubbed out. Sunni Tehreek arose to become the primary opposition to the Deobandi Binori Mosque, headed by Nizamuddin Shamzai, who was eventually bumped off by person or persons unknown. ST's current leadership has heavily criticized the Deobandi Jihadi leaders, accusing them of being sponsored by Indian Intelligence agencies as well as involvement in terrorist activities... and other parties who led the D-Chowk sit-in, after the government decided to charge them under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). A senior police officer told Dawn on Saturday that at least 10 new offences had been added to the two cases already registered against the leaders of the sit-in at Secretariat Police Station. Sections 121, 122, 123, 124 of the Pakistain Penal Code -- that deal with waging war against Pakistain and similar crimes against the state -- and sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11W of the ATA, which deal with terrorism, stirring up sectarian hatred and hate speech, have been added to the FIRs. Most of these charges, especially those under the PPC, are punishable with a life sentence or the death penalty. Sunni Tehrik leaders who delivered hate speeches were identified with the help of CCTV footage and their details obtained from Nadra, the officer said, adding that 10 leaders had been nominated in the case. Islamabad police are also writing to law enforcers in other districts, including Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , for assistance in arresting those leaders who came to the capital for the sit-in. "We are also trying to identify supporters or activists who were brought to the capital forcibly and were not allowed to leave," he said, adding that such people will be dealt with leniently. |
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