JuD Leader Maulana Abdul Rehman Makki Arrested

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JuD leader Maulana Abdul Rehman Makki arrested

Maulana Abdur Rehman Makki was accused of provocative speech in Gujranwala.

Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 15th May, 2019) Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Abdul Rehman Makki, who is also a brother in law of Hafiz Saeed, has been arrested from Gujranwala.

The Punjab Interior Ministry has confirmed his arrest.

Maulana Abdur Rehman Makki was accused of provocative speech in Gujranwala.

He had criticised the crackdown against banned outfits by the security forces. He had also criticised the steps taken by Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

He is the second-in-command of terror outfit Laskhar-e-Taiba and JuD.

The Pakistani government has been conducting a countrywide crackdown against the proscribed organization.

The police and law enforcement agencies have taken control of different seminaries and schools run under JuD in all provinces. Similarly, 44 members of the banned outfit were earlier taken into custody.

Meanwhile, Hafiz Saeed had requested the United Nations for removing his name from the list of banned terrorists after he was set free by the Pakistani courts.

The UN however rejected his arrest and he continues to remain in UN list of banned terrorists.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses