ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Monday registered a case against at least 400 unidentified individuals, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Abdul Majeed Hizravi, for attempting to disrupt Aurat March which was held in the federal capital on Sunday. One person was injured after participants of the pro-woman march were attacked by individuals who shouted slogans and pelted stones at them. According to the FIR, the leaders incited violence against participants of Aurat March, after which some people pelted stones at the marchers. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat, who had announced to book the attackers a day earlier, also shared a copy of the FIR on Twitter on Monday. Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari had also vowed action against “those who attacked the peaceful protesters with stones, sticks”.

Source: Pakistan Today March 09, 2020 11:47 UTC