FIR registered against ASWJ leader, party workers

Published February 16, 2015
Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi -AFP/File
Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi -AFP/File

ISLAMABAD: A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) on Monday for spreading religious hatred, violating the Amplifier Act and interfering in governmental functions.

Station House Officer (SHO) Nawaz Bhatti at the the Secretariat police station registered the FOR which named party chief Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi along with other representatives of the ASWJ.

A copy of the FIR which is available with DawnNews
A copy of the FIR which is available with DawnNews

Yesterday, the party members staged a protest outside the Supreme Court over the death of party leader Maulana Mazhar Siddiqui.

Take a look at: ASWJ local leader killed in Rawalpindi, central leader attacked in Karachi

The FIR also mentions charges against the party members for carrying Siddiqui's dead body from Nadra Chowk to the Supreme Court during which there was a scuffle with the police and party members snatched their batons outside the court.

Six party workers have also been arrested.

Maulana Mazhar Siddiqui, the spokesperson of the ASWJ's Rawalpindi chapter was targeted on Sunday morning near Pirwadhai More within the precincts of the Rawalpindi's Golra police station.

In another incident, ASWJ's central president Aurangzeb Farooqi was targeted by unknown gunmen near Quaidabad bridge area in Karachi on Saturday night.

Previously, at least six people, including four policemen, a personal security guard and a driver of Mr Farooqui, were killed when gunmen attacked them on Rashid Minhas Road on Dec 25 2012.

Opinion

Editorial

X post facto
Updated 19 Apr, 2024

X post facto

Our decision-makers should realise the harm they are causing.
Insufficient inquiry
19 Apr, 2024

Insufficient inquiry

UNLESS the state is honest about the mistakes its functionaries have made, we will be doomed to repeat our follies....
Melting glaciers
19 Apr, 2024

Melting glaciers

AFTER several rain-related deaths in KP in recent days, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority has sprung into...
IMF’s projections
Updated 18 Apr, 2024

IMF’s projections

The problems are well-known and the country is aware of what is needed to stabilise the economy; the challenge is follow-through and implementation.
Hepatitis crisis
18 Apr, 2024

Hepatitis crisis

THE sheer scale of the crisis is staggering. A new WHO report flags Pakistan as the country with the highest number...
Never-ending suffering
18 Apr, 2024

Never-ending suffering

OVER the weekend, the world witnessed an intense spectacle when Iran launched its drone-and-missile barrage against...