Mufti Kifayatullah, a firebrand religious leader belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), was arrested hours before the opposition parties were set to launch an anti-government rally. According to deputy commissioner Mansehra district Aurangzeb Haider Khan – Kifayatullah’s hometown – he was arrested for 30 days. An order issued on Saturday by the deputy commissioner, saying Kifayatullah was found involved in “chanda [donation] collection, holding corner meetings and inciting the public for taking part in the Azadi March arranged by JUI-F”. The situation is snowballing into serious law and order situation […],” stated the order issued under Section 3(1) of the West Pakistan MPO. In another significant development, the government revoked the citizenship of Hafiz Hamdullah, a former senator and vocal JUI-F official.

Source: The Express Tribune October 27, 2019 12:34 UTC