Intelligence agencies and city police jointly raided the residences of Hizbul Tahrir activists and reportedly arrested three on Thursday. Sources told Daily Times that several teams raided houses in Lahore to arrest the activists in anti-sectarianism and terrorism drive. The arrested Hizbul Tahrir activists were reportedly accused of distributing anti-state material. The sources said that on March 25, Lorry Adda police arrested two Hizbul Tahrir activists namely Abdul Waheed, a resident of Tajpura Scheme, and Bilal Saleem, a resident of Sadar Bazaar Cantonment, for publishing pamphlets in two press machines in Badamibagh. According to the police, the accused revealed the names of some prominent personalities involved in the printing and distribution of the material. Later, the accused were handed over to intelligence agencies for investigation.
| Okay. That was back in March. So what happened Thursday? |
The sources said in another raid, the police arrested Hakeem Yasir Rehman Jigranvi, the younger brother of Hizbul Tahrir activist Hakeem Ihsan Jigranvi, from Gulberg on Wednesday. Another team raided Saad Jigranvi's residence on Wednesday, but the house was empty.
| Beat it out the back door, did he? |
A team raided Hizbul Tahrir activist Muhammad Asif's residence on Ravi Road and arrested his father Muhammad Iftikhar. Officials took him to the Lower Mall police station, but later released him with a warning to surrender his son.
| "Turn yerself in, lad, or Pop gets roughed up some more!" |
A team raided religious activist Imran Rasheed's Bridge Lane Gulberg residence but the house was empty.
| ... and the back door was still swinging slowly on its hinges. |
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