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Ahead of anti-govt rally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police raid opposition leader Mufti Kifayatullah s residence, arrest 4 family members ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 18:31 IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): In an attempt to muzzle voices of the Opposition ahead of Bahawalpur rally, the police here raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangri Sabir Shah area to arrest him on the charges of maligning the army but instead apprehended his four family members, including two sons.
The official sources said police had booked Mufti Kifayatullah, a former provincial lawmaker of the JUI-F headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, under Section 6 of the Constitution on treason charges after receiving an official letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department, The News International reported. The raid was conducted on Saturday evening.
Police raid Mufti Kifayatullah’s residence
Peshawar
January 3, 2021
MANSEHRA: The police raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangri Sabir Shah area here early Saturday to arrest him on the charges of maligning the army but instead nabbed his four family members, including two sons, as he was not present there.
The official sources said police had booked Mufti Kifayatullah, a former provincial lawmaker of the JUI-F headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, under Section 6 of the Constitution on treason charges after receiving an official letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department.
Mansehra’s District Police Officer Sadiq Baloch was silent over the issue when approached by the media repeatedly.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): In an attempt to muzzle voices of the Opposition ahead of Bahawalpur rally, the police here raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangri Sabir Shah area to arrest him on the charges of maligning the army but instead apprehended his four family members, including two sons.
The official sources said police had booked Mufti Kifayatullah, a former provincial lawmaker of the JUI-F headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, under Section 6 of the Constitution on treason charges after receiving an official letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department, The News International reported. The raid was conducted on Saturday evening.