Pakistan

Controversial banners: Criminal case registered against ‘Move on Pakistan’

Banners urged COAS Gen Raheel Sharif to impose martial law and take control of the country

Arsalan Altaf July 15, 2016

Campaigners set up banners urging General Raheel to impose martial law and take control of the country. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police on Thursday evening registered a case against those behind putting up the controversial banners calling for the army chief to impose martial law in the country.

The banners that sprung up overnight in major cities of the country a few days ago had pictures of COAS Gen Raheel Sharif and urged him to impose martial law and take control of the country.

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A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said a case had been registered against those behind the banners, which were put up by ‘Move on Pakistan’ party.

“Cases have been registered under sections 124-A [Sedition], 120-B [Punishment of criminal conspiracy], and 505-II [Statements conducing to public mischief] of the Pakistan Penal Code,” read the statement released by the Interior Ministry. It said the police were conducting raids on the houses of the suspects.

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Police officials, who were earlier reluctant to confirm whether the case had been registered, also confirmed around midnight that a case had indeed been registered.

“A case has been registered against those who put up the banners,” said sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) for secretariat circle Muhammad Idrees Rathore. He said no one had been nominated in the FIR.

Ali Hashmi, chief organizer of the ‘Move on Pakistan’ party has been named in the FIR along with several other unnamed persons.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 15^th, 2016.

COMMENTS (2)

imran ali | 8 years ago | Reply why criminal case only ..case should be registered under article 6

abreez | 8 years ago | Reply Army should stand with people of Pakistan and democracy and army should understand the importance of democracy in Pakistan. The new world order demands a new cold war in South China Sea and as India will be the only reliable ally of USA, India will progress very fast in different technological fields that will disturb Pakistan’s balance of power with India. Then only a peaceful, prosperous and democratic Pakistan will guarantee that Pakistan will keep a balance of power with India. In a democratic Pakistan, Pakistan’s identity of multi cultural and multi ethnic society will flourish and that thing compel every future policy maker to avoid any limited alliance and let Pakistani live with peace. The bluff master of Pakistan has trapped and he wants another general and another NRO.

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