Pakistani police have arrested a cleric after a video of him went viral on social media, in which he threatens Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai over her recent comments about marriage, officials said Thursday.
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Cleric, who threatened Malala of suicide attack, arrested
Mufti Sardar had said he would carry out suicide attack against Nobel Peace Prize laureate if she visits Pakistan
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai poses for photographs during the Education and Development G7 Ministers Summit in Paris, France, July 5, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
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A cleric from Nowshera district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), who threatened the world s youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai with a suicide attack during a speech, has been arrested by Lakki Marwat police.
Complainant SHO Wasim Sajjad, in an FIR registered against the cleric at Pizo police station in Lakki Marwat, stated that Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani delivered a speech at Speen Jumat, Wahid Ghari in Peshawar.
Pak cleric booked for provocative speech against women, granted bail ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 05:31 IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): A Pakistani cleric, who had delivered a provocative speech against women education, has been granted bail in Nowshera district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
After his release on Thursday, Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani led a procession of hundreds of students and reached his madrassa in Wazirabad in Nowshera Kalaan, The News International reported.
District Police Officer Muhammad Iqbal said that Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani had delivered a provocative speech against women education and their employment in various departments, including doctors, nurses and others.