Funeral prayers in absentia for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Qadir Mullah, who was executed for 1971 war crimes, were offered in various cities of Pakistan amid countrywide protest demonstrations on Friday.
Bangladesh authorities hanged the Islamist opposition leader on Thursday, with violent protests and clashes held in Dhaka and other cities last night.
Mullah was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail after a dramatic week. He won a reprieve on Tuesday hours before he was to be sent to the gallows. After two days of legal argument, the Supreme Court rejected his application for a review of the death penalty.
After Jumma prayers in Pakistan, JI workers offered funeral prayers in absentia in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan, Sahiwal, Jacobabad, Hyderabad and samller cities of the country. Protest demonstrations and rallies were also held in condemnation of the hanging.
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hassan led the funeral prayers outside party headquarters Mansoora in Lahore. Ijaz Chaudhry, a central leader of JI-ally
The JI’s Liaqat Baloch led funeral prayers in Islamabad.
Prayers held for Bangladesh Jamaat leader amid protest
