LAHORE: A local court has sent Dr. Ashraf Asif Jalali, the leader of Tehreek-e-Labaik’s own faction, to jail on a 14-day judicial remand.
According to details, a case was registered against the accused at Samanabad police station on June 18 for allegedly insulting holy religious figures.
Earlier on June 24, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Raja Basharat told the Punjab Assembly that a case had been registered against Dr. Ashraf Asif Jalali who would soon be arrested.
He also gave assurance to the House that all measures would be taken to put his name in the fourth schedule. The law minister gave this assurance while responding to the point raised by PML-N MPA from Bahawalpur Kazim Peerzada.
Kazim Peerzada on the occasion expressed serious anger over the objectionable remarks of Dr Ashraf Asif Jalali regarding Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS), the daughter of Holy Prophet (PBUH). Demanding immediate action against Dr Jalali, the PML-N MPA stated that he must be held accountable for this and brought to the court of law.
Minister Syed Sumsam Ali Bokhari, while expressing his concern over the incident, said that the respect, honour of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS) was not only the issue of a sect but a matter related to the entire Muslim Ummah.
On June 27, an election tribunal in Lahore declared Tehreek-e-Labbaik leader Maulana Ashraf Jalali disqualified from contesting election from National Assembly Constituency NA-81 Gujranwala.
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