QUETTA, March 6: Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri was released on Wednesday from the district jail Quetta after 52 days’ detention.

He was arrested, along with 10 other JUI, Jamaat-i-Islami and Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan leaders, on Jan 14 from in front of Quetta Press Club as he wanted to address a press conference against the government on its Afghan policy.

“The government has withdrawn 16 PMO under which Maulana Haideri was detained for 52 days,” official sources said.

The additional district and sessions judge Quetta had already granted bail in five cases of treason, registered against him, during the pro-Taliban movement launched by religious parties in the country after the US attacked Afghanistan in October.

The other leaders of different religious parties, who were arrested along with Maulana Haideri, were also released on bail granted by different local courts last month.

Emerging out of the jail on being set free, he said that despite all “atrocities” committed by the government against the JUI, its leaders and workers would not abandon anti-US movement and would continue supporting the Taliban.

“Jail cannot block our way,” he remarked.

He strongly criticized the United States for again starting bombing in different areas of Afghanistan. This, he said, proved that the US had failed in its objectives despite mustering full support of the international community.

“Taliban’s defeat is a temporary phase; soon they would again rule Afghanistan with the support of Afghan people,” he claimed.

Later, speaking at a reception hosted in his honour by JUI’s local leadership, he slammed the country’s rulers for “serving the US interest.”

He also lashed out at the role of a ‘looker-on’ played by the United Nations, the OIC and human rights organizations in respect of Muslims massacre in India.

He announced that the JUI would fully participate in October’s elections and would not provide any chance to the rulers for polls postponement.