Pak: Jamaat-e-Islami leaders charged for attending pro Palestine March

A case has been filed against the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, including former Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, for participating in a rally in support of Palestine in Islamabad without obtaining permission from the authorities, ARY News reported.

Islamabad : A case has been filed against the leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, including former Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, for participating in a rally in support of Palestine in Islamabad without obtaining permission from the authorities, ARY News reported.


According to a First Information Report (FIR), JI leaders Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, Kashif Chaudhry, and Nasrullah Randhawa, among 500 others, organised a procession and endeavoured to enter the Red Zone, contravening Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).


The FIR stated that the demonstrators breached barricades and violated law enforcement. It further noted that the blockade of Suhrawardy Road by protesters caused inconvenience to the public and accused the named individuals of delivering speeches against the state, as reported by ARY News.


In response to the filing of the case, Mushtaq Ahmed Khan took to Facebook, asserting, “The government and Islamabad police have lodged yet another case against us for raising our voices against the Israeli atrocities in Gaza and the US backing of Israel.”


He added, “Despite the government’s efforts to suppress it through fabricated cases, arrests, and violence, our movement in support of Palestine will persist,” ARY News reported.