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Pakistani Cleric Booked For 'provocative' Speech Against Women; Granted Bail
A Pak cleric, who had delivered a 'provocative' speech against women education, has been granted bail in the Nowshera district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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A Pakistan cleric, who had delivered a 'provocative' speech against women education, has been granted bail in the Nowshera district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. As per reports, after his release on Thursday, Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani led a procession of hundreds of students and reached his madrassa in Wazirabad in Nowshere Kalaan.
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. He said that the cleric was arrested after a case was registered against him as the video of his controversial speech went viral on social media. The accused was produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate Sanam Khalid, who admitted his mistake of using derogatory words against girls acquiring contemporary education and subsequently doing jobs in various institutions. The court granted bail to the cleric on two surety bonds.