Times of Islamabad

Lal Masjid Khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz removed, entry banned in mosque

Lal Masjid Khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz removed, entry banned in mosque

ISLAMABAD: Lal Masjid Khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz has been removed and hisentry banned in mosque for three months.

The capital administration has removed the khateeb of Lal Masjid andimposed a three-month ban on the entry of former khateeb Maulana Abdul Azizin the mosque.

The decision was taken after a meeting between Deputy Commissioner HamzaShafqaat and Ulema, including Mufti Raees Ayubi from Azad Kashmir and QaziNisar from Gilgit-Baltistan.

Former administration of Jamia Hafsa, including Maulana Abdul Aziz’s wifeUmme Hassam, along with 80 students came to Lal Masjid after a plotallotted to the seminary was cancelled.