RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Terrorism Court has awarded 55 years of imprisonment to family members of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi for creating unrest in 2018.
The ATC Judge Shaukat Kamal Dar conducted the hearing where he also imposed a fine of Rs13 million on the brother and nephew of Khadim Hussain Rizvi and 87 others. In case of non-payment of fine, the accused would face extra imprisonment of 146 years. There was high security all around in ATC at the time of decision.
The accused have been transferred to the Attock jail. The case was registered against the accused at the Pindi Ghap police station on 24th November 2018 on charges of creating unrest all around. After the arrest of TLP Chief Khadim Rizvi, the religious activists created an unrest situation, badly beaten the common public, police officials and damaged government and private properties on the occasion.
Rizvi protest came after the verdict of the Supreme Court that released Asiya Bibi, a Christian woman on death row since 2010, and acquitted her of blasphemy charges. The protests were ended after the government and the religious parties reached a 4-point agreement.
Khadim Rizvi is an Islamic cleric and founder of TLP. His party was able to secure more than 2 million votes in the country’s general elections in July.
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