KARACHI: The Sindh government on Sunday mistakenly banned renowned religious scholar Allama Shehenshah Naqvi from addressing majalis in the province.
Earlier, Sindh Home Department barred several “firebrand” speakers and scholars from addressing majalis in the province. The decision is aimed at preventing a law and order situation in the month of Muharram.
The home department’s notification stated that the order will remain in place for 60 days with immediate effect. “There are reasons to believe that they will make inflammatory speeches or indulge in activities prejudicial to public safety and maintenance of public order in the other districts of Sindh,” it read.
In this regard, Allama Shehenshah Naqvi announced that he would not be addressing majalis from tomorrow unless Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Usman Chahchar is suspended and the ban is uplifted.
Later, the Home Department issued an apology notification and clarified, “There is no ban on Allama Shehenshah Naqvi and any inconvenience caused due to erroneous reporting from the field officers is regretted.”
While taking a notice, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has also announced an inquiry in this regard. However, Additional Chief Secretary Usman Chachar has not been suspended.
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