A Batgram District and Sessions Court on Monday rejected the bail applications of three Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) leaders accused of demolishing a Jamiat Ahle Hadith (JAH) mosque and desecrating copies of the Holy Quran.
| Oh, horrors! Oh, hold me, Fatimah! |
Police arrested the JUI-F leaders from the court premises soon after the judge rejected the bail applications. After hearing the arguments of counsels from both parties, Judge Syed Qabool Shah denied bail to Maulana Najmuddin, Maulana Khurshid Ahmad and Khalil Ahmad. The court confirmed the bail for three other JUI-F leaders, Maulana Sultan Mahmood, Maulana Abdullah and Maulana Fariduddin. As many as 1,500 JUI-F workers protested outside the courtroom and chanted slogans. Later, they brought a protest rally led by Haji Tehmas Khan that ended peacefully on Mansehra road. Law-enforcement agencies tightened security in Batgram.
| I dunno why, but I love it when they demolish each other's mosques. |
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