ISLAMABAD – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehmangives surprise response over presence of Taliban flags in Islamabadprotests.
He has said that delegations of Afghan Taliban are officially welcomed inIslamabad by the PTI government therefore criticising presence of a fewsuch flags is baseless and an attempt to malign the Azadi March.
“With presidential protocol, the United States engaged with Afghan Talibanin peace talks… and with the same protocol they were welcomed in Moscow aswell. And you ask us why a boy carried their flag in our rally,” he saidwhile addressing the anti-government rally that entered its second day inthe capital on Saturday.
“Where the world has headed to and where you are standing… we will also beright to consider this as an attempt to do a negative propaganda againstthe march,” he said and warned the Islamabad administration againstcreating chaos.
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“They should be careful before using such tactics, otherwise this rally isenough for your entire Islamabad… these people are enough for your wholegovernment… and people have just begin to arrive here and more will arrivetonight and tomorrow and you should be prepared for them also.”
At least eight activists of the anti-government protest in Islamabad werearrested after authorities said they were waving flags of foreign bannedoutfits. According to reports, the activists have been moved to anundisclosed location.