| The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) staged a rally at the Meezan Chowk on Wednesday to protest against the killing of religious scholars Qari Abdul Mateen and Hafiz Muhammad Usman on Monday. The rally, after marching through different parts of the city, concluded at the Meezan Chowk. Addressing the rally, former senator Fazal Barech, Maulana Abdul Qadir and Maulana Muhammad Hanif criticised the government for failing to protect the life and property of the citizens. "The government is responsible for protecting the life and property of the common man but it seems to be powerless before the criminals," Fazal Barech said adding that if the government could not protect the citizens then weapons be provided to every person for protecting his life and property. He said that some elements wanted to create sectarian differences amongst the masses but they would not succeed in their evil designs. The former senator alleged that the US was encouraging terrorist attacks in the country and was also behind the target killings of religious scholars. The protesters demanded the government to arrest the killers of Maulana Mateen and Usman and bring them to justice. |