Religious parties had given the government an ultimatum to arrest the culprits in the Maulana Adil Khan assassination, and failure to do so will result in a country-wide strike, it emerged on Wednesday. Last week, renowned religious scholar Maulana Adil Khan and his driver were killed Karachi’s Shah Faisal area while shopping for sweetmeats. A press conference was held by religious scholars after a meeting took place between the leaders of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Sami, Tanzeemul Ulema Karachi, Jamaat-i-Ishaat-e-Tauheed Wa Sunnah, and others today. At the conference, it was announced that the religious parties are giving the government a 48-hour ultimatum, or there will be a strike across the country on Friday. At the presser, the scholars had also lambasted the provincial government for withdrawing security protocol from those religious scholars that are facing threats.

Source: Pakistan Today October 14, 2020 14:37 UTC