RAHIM YAR KHAN – A case has been registered against a local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) leader for allegedly delivering a speech against Prime Minister Imran Khan, state agencies and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) during Juma sermon.
According to police, Maulana Fazalur Rehman, who is an administrator of Jamia Makhzan Al Uloom, Khanpur, on Friday delivered a hate speech against Imran Khan and criticised the prime minister, questioning his religious identity.
Rehman also criticised the CTD, accusing it of targeting the clerics.
The accused have been booked under section 16 of the Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960, 506-B of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and section 6 of the Punjab Sound Systems (Regulation) Act 2015, the police said.
Police have started raids to nab him.
