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| JUI-F leader held for ‘provocative’ speech |
| 2018-12-16 |
[DAWN] TAXILA: Police on Friday juggedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! senior Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution... (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah for allegedly delivering a provocative speech. Mufti Kifayatullah ‐ formerly leader of the opposition in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly ‐ was taken into custody after he attended a religious conference organised by Wifaqul Madaris al-Arabia in the Hazro area at Nartopa village. According to police, the mufti was arrested in a two-year-old case pertaining to hate speech. He said Mr Kifayatullah was arrested by a team comprising personnel of the police and counterterrorism department after he completed his address at the conference and was taken to the Hazro cop shoppe. The JUI-F leader was produced before an antiterrorism court and sent to Attock jail after the court scheduled the hearing for Dec 17. Police said a new case had also been registered against Mufti Kifayatullah for delivering another provocative speech. |
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