*ISLAMABAD – Federal and provincial governments across Pakistan havestarted crack down against the miscreants involved in damaging publicproperties and rioting.*
*The rioters from across Pakistan involved in vandalizing during theirprotests against a Supreme Court verdict acquitting Asia Bibi, are beingidentified and arrested by security forces countrywide. *
According to details, police has been registering cases against theculprits.
In Islamabad, 500 people have been booked and 12 have been arrested so far.The order to imprison 19 rioters under the Maintenance of Public Order(MPO) has also been issued.
Moreover,170 rioters have been taken into custody from Sheikhupura.
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As per police officials, the miscreants were traced through videos shotduring the demonstrations.
“In Sheikhupura, the rioters had not only damaged property but clashed andwounded 34 policemen,” police officials added.
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi has also summoned a reporttoday from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National DatabaseRegistration Authority (NADRA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA) regarding the identities of the rioters.
