Sialvi, the sajjadah nasheen at Astana-e-Aalia Sial Sharif, said neither Qadri had asked him to join any protests nor will he attend any such demonstration. He also denied issuing any deadline to the Punjab government to sack provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah. “We haven’t given the deadline, instead they [Punjab government] asked for respite.”“Our demand is Rana Sanaullah’s resignation and protection of Khatm-e-Nabuwat… we don’t belong to any political party,” he remarked. Despite his denial, Sialvi had given the Punjab government till December 31 to sack the law minister at a Khatm-e-Nabuwat conference in Gujranwala last week. Sialvi announced a ‘decisive’ convention on January 9 in Sial Sharif, which he added will decide about launching protests in Lahore.

Source: The Express Tribune December 31, 2017 13:17 UTC