[DAILYTIMES.PK] Addressing a presser in 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...
along with other Learned Elders of Islams, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced a nationwide shutter down and wheel jam strike following the festivities between police and TLP in Lahore.
The opposition stalwart, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, Mufti Taqi Usmani condemned the Lahore violence, in a media talk in Islamabad and Fazl expressed his support for mufti Muneeb’s strike call.
Earlier, the recently removed Ruet-e-hilal committee chairperson Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman made the announcement for a strike in a presser in Karachi along with other religious leaders late on Sunday.
On Sunday, the police and rangers conducted an operation to disperse the protesters of the banned religiopolitical party from yateem khana chowk in Lahore.
According to the details, all Pakistain anjuman-e-tajiran in Lahore announcing their support on the appeal of tanzimat ahl-e-sunnat leader mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman and said that the markets across the country will remain closed. And traders’ organizations in different cities, including Karachi, Lahore and Gujranwala, have announced their full support for the call for a wheel jam strike by scholars today.
In addition, the trader’s community in Gujranwala has also supported the strike call of religious scholars, while all Karachi traders union and the Karachi traders association have also announced the closure of all business and trade centres in the city. Karachi goods carriers association is also on a wheel jam strike today.
According to a police statement, police pushed the miscreants back and took back possession of the cop shoppe. according to a police statement. "police did not plan or take any action against the mosque or madrassa the action, if any, was in self-defence and to protect public property,".