KARACHI – Former Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehmanalong with other supporters of the banned outfit are likely to be placed onthe fourth schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997.

Recommendation of the persons newly enlisted in the fourth scheduleincludes many religious scholars including Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, HajiRafique Pardesi, Ghulam Ghaus Baghdadi, Maulana Rehan, Amjad Noomani, AliMuhammad Aslam, Aamir Chootaani.

The authorities in this regard have sought details from the police stationsof Karachi’s district east for the placement of the above-mentioned namesin the fourth schedule, reports in local media suggest.

Meanwhile, documents are being compiled by the provincial law enforcer andwould be sent to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) shortly.

Earlier this month, the Government of Punjab placed the name of Hafiz SaadRizvi, chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), on the list ofthe Fourth Schedule after the violent clashes across Punjab.