| Scores of prayer leaders in Rawalpindi and Islamabad were served notices by the government for their participation in a protest rally staged against the demolition of mosques. “Being a government employee, you cannot participate in any rally or gathering. You should explain as to why a disciplinary action should not be taken against you,” reads a notice issued by the Auqaf Directorate to the prayer leaders. The notice also directed the respondents to tender replies within three days, otherwise “they will be proceeded against under a presidential ordinance of special powers for removal from service.” A large number of clerics and seminary students on Wednesday staged a protest rally at Melody Market in Islamabad against the demolition of two mosques in the capital. |