{"id":10421,"date":"2019-10-27T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T08:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/jui-f-leader-mufti-kifayatullah-taken-into-custody-in-islamabad\/"},"modified":"2019-10-27T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T08:07:29","slug":"jui-f-leader-mufti-kifayatullah-taken-into-custody-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2019\/10\/27\/jui-f-leader-mufti-kifayatullah-taken-into-custody-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah taken into custody in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) Mufti Kifayatullah was detained for 30 days under Section 3 (power to arrest and detain suspects) of Public Order Maintenance (MPO) and transferred to Haripur jail , according to sources in the police confirmed DawnNewsTV<\/em> on Sunday. <\/p>\n

The sources said Mufti Kifayatullah was arrested in the early morning of the E-11 area of \u200b\u200bIslamabad by the Mansera police with the help of the Islamabad police after the deputy commissioner of Mansera issued his arrest warrants.<\/p>\n

Early in the day, conflicting reports emerged about the arrest of Kifayatullah. Ameer from JUI-F Islamabad Abdul Majeed Hazarvi said DawnNewsTV<\/em> that Kifayatullah was arrested on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

The spokesman for the JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, also confirmed the arrest and said that Kifayatullah had been arrested under Section 3 (power to arrest and detain suspects) of Public Order Maintenance (MPO).<\/p>\n

According to Hazarvi, Kifayatullah was arrested at 4 am near Masjid Tooba in the E-11 area of \u200b\u200bIslamabad. He had been staying in a friend's apartment.<\/p>\n

He added that the JUI-F leader was transferred to Haripur prison.<\/p>\n

However, Waqaruddin Syed, Deputy Inspector General of Operations (DIG) of Islamabad, strongly denied reports of the arrest of Kifayathullah. In a statement shared by the Islamabad police spokesman, he said that Islamabad police had not conducted any raids or made any arrests.<\/p>\n

An order issued on Saturday under Section 3 (1) of the MPO of West Pakistan, by the Office of Deputy Commissioner Mansehra, said the JUI-F leader was found involved in "chanda<\/em> collection, holding meetings in the corners and inciting the public to participate in the March of Azadi organized by JUI-F ".<\/p>\n

"The activities of Mufti Kifayatullah are posing [a] serious threat to public safety that can create disturbances of public tranquility, danger to human life, health and safety.<\/p>\n

"Due to this act, a serious lack of sectarian harmony prevails in the district. The situation is becoming a serious public order situation. […]", said the order, adding that DPO Mansehra had requested that warrants be issued for Kifayathullah under Section 3 (1) of the MPO.<\/p>\n

"This person can be detained and confined in the Central Jail, Haripur for a period of 30 days from the date of arrest," the order added.<\/p>\n

The reasons for detention were listed as:<\/p>\n