Times of Islamabad

New developments reported from the Lahore High Court over the Azadi March

New developments reported from the Lahore High Court over the Azadi March

LAHORE – New developments reported from the Lahore High Court over theAzadi March.

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday has conducted hearing on theconstitutional petition filed against Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F)anti-government ‘Azadi March’.

During the proceedings, the court has sought replies from provincial andfederal governments within a week and also directed the concernedauthorities to submit explanation over JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’santi-government ‘force’.

The plaintiff, in his petition, adopted the stance that constitutionalgovernment cannot be dissolved before completing its five year tenure.Maulana Fazlur Rehman has formed private army for protecting his AzadiMarch, he claimed.

He further demanded the court to stop JUI-F activists’ private army fromholding illegal sit-in in the federal capital, Islamabad.