ISLAMABAD – Federal government will not place Asia Bibi’s name on the ExitControl List (ECL) until she is proven guilty.
During an interview, the minister of state for interior while speakingabout the recent country-wide protests following the top court verdictacquitting Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges,said, “Among the protesters there was a group of people who were damagingproperty for their own personal gains and agenda.”
The minister of state for interior said the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan(TLP) leaders, who the government signed an agreement with to end thedemonstrations, refused that the miscreants were party members.
“When we informed the TLP leaders of the miscreants and showed themfootage, they refused to accept that those rioters belonged to the party,”he added.
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Regarding the arrests of rioters, Afridi said, “Those arrested will betreated in a legal manner. I assure you there will no compromise on thesupremacy of law.”
