Court rejects plea seeking ban on Deobandi party JUIF

Court rejects plea seeking ban on Deobandi party JUIF as the party gets respite today. 

Court rejects plea

Besides, Islamabad High Court granted bail to JUIF leader Akram Khan Durrani till Nov 4. And it also dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the party.

Mr Durrani is facing three NAB inquiries. As per his pre-arrest bail petition, NAB remains him because he mainly organising JUI-F’s Azadi March.

However, the bail order enabled the JUI-F leader to make arrangements for the march.

NAB is investigating Mr Durrani in connection with alleged corruption in two housing projects of the Federal Government Housing Foundation.

Furthermnore, NAB also probes appointments of blue-eyed officers in the Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation. Also investigating the Pakistan Public Works Department and allotment of ‘out-of-turn’ plots for mosques.

Son and son-in-law also get bail

Moreover, the IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb at the outset allowed bail.

They allowed pre-arrest interim bail to Mr Durrani against Rs500,000 surety bonds.

Meanwhile, IHC granted interim bail to Mr Durrani’s son Zahid, son-in-law Irfan Ullah and former personal secretary Mohammad Tahir.

Backgrounder

However, government itself is working on imposing ban on JUIF’s sister-wing Ansarul Islam.

Branch of Deobandi party JUIF faces ban

Interestingly, the summary suggested ban on JUIF’s militant wing Ansarul Islam.

However, GEO TV has reported that the federal cabinet approved placing a ban on subsidiary of JUIF.

Although it also reported government’s decision to prevent the JUIF sit-in (dharna), other media oulets gave different story. According to their reports, government allowed their Azadi March.

Backgrounder

Fazalur Rehman-led Deobandi party JUIF remains eminent on political landscape of Pakistan.

Ansarul Islam under fire

However, its Ansarul Islam wing has drawn attention of the world by its recent parade. Since, video clips of that parade have gone viral on social media, world saw Pakistan negatively. Due to that militants parade tarnished Pakistan image around the world.

Reports had it the government could announce ban on militant wing Ansar-ul-Islam probably on October 26.

Fazalur Rehman masters in politics

But, JUIF leader knows well what to do when to deter rivals. Notably, he plays his card well and with perfect timing. Hence, he remained very much in and relvant all the time despite his party’s negligible strenth at legilsatures.