Police raid Mufti Kifayatullah’s residence, arrests his two sons
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Police nabbed Mufti Kifayatullah s four family members which include his two sons.
A group of JUI-F leaders and workers gathered at the Baffa Police Station after the police raid.
The JUI-F leader had refuted the charges levelled against him.
MANSEHRA: Police raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangire Sabir Shah, looking to arrest the politician on charges of maligning the army,
Police took four members of Kifayatullah s family into custody after not finding him at the house. Police had booked Mufti Kifayatullah, a former provincial lawmaker of the JUI-F headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, under Section 6 of the Constitution on treason charges after receiving an official letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department, sources revealed.
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Ahead of anti-govt rally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police raid opposition leader Mufti Kifayatullah s residence, arrest 4 family members ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 18:31 IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): In an attempt to muzzle voices of the Opposition ahead of Bahawalpur rally, the police here raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangri Sabir Shah area to arrest him on the charges of maligning the army but instead apprehended his four family members, including two sons.
The official sources said police had booked Mufti Kifayatullah, a former provincial lawmaker of the JUI-F headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, under Section 6 of the Constitution on treason charges after receiving an official letter from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department, The News International reported. The raid was conducted on Saturday evening.
The police raided the house of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader Mufti Kifayatullah in Tarangri Sabir Shah area here early on Saturday for his arrest over the recent diatribe against the Pakistan Army. Screengrab via Mufti Kifayatullah Twitter/File
MANSEHRA: The police raided the house of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader Mufti Kifayatullah in Tarangri Sabir Shah area here early on Saturday for his arrest over the recent diatribe against the Pakistan Army.
However, the JUI-F leader wasn’t there.
The police took his four family members, including two sons, away and detained them in the Baffa police station before booking them for harbouring a wanted man.
The minister issued the warning a day after PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the armed forces had taken the country "hostage" and created a "deep state".