ISLAMABAD: A case has been registered against the administration of Jamia Syeda Hafsa and former Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz for “threatening the police, illegal possession of weapons and intimidation”.
The case was registered under Pakistan Penal Code sections 505(b) (with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public or to any section of the public) and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). Police have informed that Maulana Abdul Aziz’s name is already in Schedule Four.
Several Taliban flags were spotted on the building of Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad, after which the police and district administration attempted to remove them. However, Maulana Abdul Aziz and his students put up a resistance and the police returned without taking the flags down.
Videos circulating on social media showed Abdul Aziz arguing with policemen inside Jamia Hafsa and telling them to quit their job. “The Pakistan Taliban will teach you all a lesson,” he threatened the police officials.
Abdul Aziz also challenged them to come forward and arrest him and his students, but the cops remained unmoved. According to sources, the Afghan Taliban flags were hoisted on Jamia Hafsa’s roof on Friday night by students of the seminary on orders of Abdul Aziz.
