August 4, 2021
LAHORE: The Shia Ulema Council (SUC) reacting to restrictions on Muharram activities and alleged arrests of Shia scholars and Zakireen has threatened to turn mourning processions into sit-ins in the streets of Lahore and block the city if their demands are not met.
Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club on Tuesday, SUC’s Punjab Presidnet Sibtain Haider Sabzwari and other leaders alleged that district managements in the province were imposing restrictions on Moharram processions and majalis besides lodging cases against ulema and arresting them. They said principal of Jamia Besat Rajua Sadat Allama Mazhar Husain Kazmi was missing along with a student from Quetta Taftan border since June 28. They said the DCs in many areas have cut short mourning processions and reduced the time of majalis.
August 4, 2021
LAHORE: The Shia Ulema Council (SUC) reacting to restrictions on Muharram activities and alleged arrests of Shia scholars and Zakireen has threatened to turn mourning processions into sit-ins in the streets of Lahore and block the city if their demands are not met.
Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club on Tuesday, SUC’s Punjab President Sibtain Haider Sabzwari and other leaders alleged that district managements in the province were imposing restrictions on Muharram processions and majalis besides lodging cases against ulema and arresting them. They said principal of Jamia Besat Rajua Sadat Allama Mazhar Husain Kazmi was missing along with a student from Quetta Taftan border since June 28. They said the DCs in many areas have cut short mourning processions and reduced the time of majalis.