Scores of activists and workers of Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Pakistan Islamabad and Islamic Students Federation on Saturday blocked the main IJ Principal Road for an hour at Faizabad in protest against the death sentence awarded to Mumtaz Qadri in former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer’s murder case.
The protesters belonging to various religious seminaries, led by Hafiz Muhammad Idrees and Maulana Muhammad Aslam Jalali, were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans in favour of Mumtaz Qadri. They burnt tyres and blocked the road, suspending traffic for about an hour. The protesters demanded the government release Mumtaz Qadri at once.
The protest caused a great inconvenience to the commuters and, especially to patients, as the road was blocked and traffic of all kinds was suspended.
The enraged protesters warned the government that if Mumtaz Qadri was not released, they would be left with no option but to launch countrywide rallies and strikes. They also asked the government to implement the law of Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat in the country. Later, the protesters dispersed peacefully.
JUP protests against Mumtaz Qadri’s death sentence
