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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Saturday registered another case against former prayer leader of Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul Aziz on charges of defying the government’s ban on Friday prayers.
According to police sources, the Abpara police booked Aziz and Abdul Sattar for violating the section 144, which was imposed to make sure implementation of social distancing steps to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Sources said this is the second time the cleric has been booked for the same offence, but he is yet to be arrested.
The government has banned prayers as part of precautionary steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. According to the police, cleric Aziz held the weekly prayers without taking any preventive measures against Covid-19 and also displayed weapons.