- Islamabad police launch operation against JUI-F ‘militia’ inside the Parliament Lodges.
- Police have cordoned off all the roads leading towards Parliament.
- JUI-F MNA’s and other party workers are released on surety bonds and personal guarantees.
Islamabad police released two JUI-F lawmakers and workers of Ansarul Islam who were arrested during a police operation inside the Parliament Lodges on Friday, Geo News reported.
On Thursday evening, Islamabad Police stormed the Parliament Lodges and arrested more than a dozen Ansar-ul-Islam workers — a uniformed volunteer force of the JUI including MNA Maulana Jamaluddin, Salahuddin Ayubi and spokesperson Mufti Abdullah.
Following the arrest of party workers and parliamentarians, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had called a countrywide protest and instructed party workers to stage a demonstration, subsequently, late-night Fazlur Rehman called off protest until morning and demanded to release the arrested party workers.
However, in the wee hours of Friday, the police released JUI-F MNA’s Maulana Jamaluddin, Salahuddin Ayubi and other party workers on bail bonds and personal guarantees.
JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghouri confirmed the release of party workers on the microblogging site Twitter and thanked opposition parties and their workers for extending support.
“We want to thank the leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), however the next course of action will be decided after consultation with leadership,” he said
On the other hand, the police have cordoned off all the roads leading towards Parliament amid the JUI-F protest against the arrest of party workers.