ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Thursday conducted an operation in Parliament Lodges in the presence of activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F’s (JUI-F) Ansar-ul-Islam, a uniformed force, and arrested several persons.
The operation in Parliament Lodges was carried out under the command of DIG Operations. Media was expelled from Parliament Lodges after which police personnel broke down the door of Salahuddin Ayubi’s lodge and started making arrests.
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According to reports, police have transferred 10 persons to the police station secretariat. Among those arrested are JUI National Assembly member Salahuddin Ayubi, Jamaluddin and JUI Islamabad spokesperson Mufti Abdullah.
The police operation against Ansar-ul-Islam lasted for 30 minutes during which several leaders of Ansar-ul-Islam changed their clothes and left the lodges.
After the police operation, more police personnel have been deployed in Parliament Lodges while the team conducting the operation left the Lodges.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Akram Durrani also reached Parliament Lodges and talking on the occasion Maulana Fazlur Rehman directed his workers from all over the country to reach Islamabad and said that those workers who could not reach Islamabad should block roads in their respective areas.
Earlier, police officers reached Parliament Lodges where they were holding talks with JUI-F National Assembly member Salahuddin Ayubi.
Salahuddin told the police that Ansar-ul-Islam workers are our guests and they have come according to law. The workers do not have weapons, he added.
PTI MNAs Ali Muhammad Khan and Noor Alam were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, on the appeal of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, party workers across the country have blocked important roads in protest, causing a traffic jam.
In Sukkur city of Sindh, the JU-F workers staged a sit-in on National Highway in Panu Aqil. The JUI-F workers also staged a sit-in in front of local press club.
In Nawabshah, the JUI-F workers staged a sit-in on Sakrand Road and blocked traffic. In Jacobabad, the workers also staged a sit-in at DC Chowk while in Matiari, the JUI-F workers continue to sit on the National Highway, causing queues of vehicles.
