JUI condemns terrorism case against Mufti Abrar Ahmad and over 200 workers

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has strongly condemned the registration of cases against party leadership and workers, as well as police raids, calling them political vendetta.

According to the JUI, a case has been registered under serious charges, including terrorism, against more than 200 unidentified workers, including Mufti Abrar Ahmad, secretary to Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Police raids against party leaders are also continuing.

The JUI media cell said the FIR accuses Mufti Abrar Ahmad and party workers of assaulting police personnel.

The case includes sections 353, 186, 188, 109, 148, 393, 149, 290, 291, 341 and 440 of the Pakistan Penal Code, among other provisions. Sections 7, 21(1) and 11 of the Anti-Terrorism Act are also part of the case.

In a statement, a JUI spokesperson said that responding to political differences through cases and state power runs counter to democratic values. He added that the leadership and workers cannot be forced to abandon their principled position through false cases and pressure.

The spokesperson said police were continuously raiding JUI leaders and that attempts were being made to suppress the leadership and workers through cases.

The JUI said such tactics cannot push the party back from its principled stance.