Rawalpindi: Religious parties have shown their resentment over the
capital punishment to Mumtaz Qadri, murderer of former Governor Punjab
Salman Taseer and announced to observe protest day on next Friday.
A
protest rally was held on Murree Road against the decision of the court
here on Saturday under auspices of Aalmi Tanzeem Ahl-e-Sunnat. Central
leader of the Tanzeem Pir Afzal Qadri and head of Jamia Rizvia Pir Syed
Haseen-ud-Din Shah led the demonstrations.
The protesters
marched from Moti Mahal Chowk to Liaquat Bagh, where they burnt tyres
on the both sides of the road and blocked traffic for a while. They
were also holding portraits of Mumtaz Qadri as well as banners, posters
and placards on which catch-phrases were depicted against the court
judgment. They also chanted high-pitched slogans against government.
Speaking
on the occasion Pir Afzal Qadri and Haseen-ud-Din Shah said that court
gave its verdict against Mumtaz Qadri under the government’s pressure,
so the religious parties and clerics of the country will not accept it.
They demanded to cancel the judgment and acquit Mumtaz Qadri
honourably.
They threatened the government that if the judgment
was not changed, they would not only start protest campaign but also
boycott PPP at every forum. Online
