GUJRANWALA: Punjab Police on Wednesday confirmed to have arrested Abdul Rehman Makki — the brother-in-law of outlawed religious outfit Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.
Reportedly, the incarceration of Makki took place took place during a crackdown against the banned religious outfits. Makki – who was arrested under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960 – was accused of hate speech against the state’s crackdown against the religious outfits in a bid to curb right-wing extremism under Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines.
Makki heads the JuD’s political and international affairs wing and is currently the in-charge of its charity wing Falah-e-Insaniat.
In March last, the government initiated a crackdown against the religious organizations banned under the National Action Plan (NAP). A total of 182 religious schools were taken into state custody and detained more than 100 people as part of a push against banned groups, followed by the freezing of their accounts and seizure of assets.
In a follow-up to the operation, officials were quoted saying that the crackdown was part of a long-planned drive and not a response to Indian anger over what New Delhi calls Islamabad’s failure to rein in militant groups operating on Pakistani soil.
More details to follow
