KARACHI, June 28: Secretary general of the Jamat-i-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan on Monday slammed the government for banning Qazi Hussain Ahmad and Maulana Fazlur Rahman's entry in Sindh, besides manhandling of MPAs and media men , and declared to prepare a charge sheet again the Sindh governor and chief minister.

Speaking at a news conference, he said that a protest rally would be taken out in Peshawar against the Sindh governor and chief minister. He said that when the ban on the entry of the MMA leaders would be lifted, they would again visit Sindh and emancipate the people of Karachi from the clutches of extortionists. He also accused the government of committing excesses against elected representatives and trampling fundamental rights of the people.

RELEASED: The leaders and activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, who had been picked up on Sunday, were released on Monday. A senior police official said that the MMA had attempted to stage a 'peace march,' while the assembly of five or more people was banned under the section 144.

The police took action and arrested 304 people, including the MMA leaders. The MMA sources claimed that the 2,300 people, who were picked up on Sunday, had been released.