Malik Ishaq detained at Lahore airport
According to Punjab police and Punjab public prosecution department’s record, Ishaq is involved in more than 40 cases in which 70 people had been killed with majority of the deceased belonging to the Shia community.
He was released from Kot Lakhpat jail on July 14, 2011 after 14 years of imprisonment when the Supreme Court (SC) granted him bail in the case involving a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Ishaq was then detained in Rahim Yar Khan jail for 10 days under the Maintenance of Public Order Act. The detention was extended for 60 days on October 25.
Reuters reported a statement from police spokeswoman Nabila Ghazanfar "I can confirm his arrest." She added that Ishaq will be produced in a local court on Friday.
Police had registered a case against him after his "provocative speech to spread sectarian hatred" at a religious gathering in Lahore earlier this month, police official Liaquat Ali said.
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our law enforcement egencies and espacially chaudhry ifthikhar hussain is involvved because he has killed thousand of innocent pakistani and shia but again he was released on baill .......shame on this law and agencies of pakistan
now the CJ will release him.
@Jaideep Gupta: According to Islam every Muslim will go to heaven. You can do bad things and repent. If you convert to Islam all sinns you committed before conversion will be forgiiven. I don't know if Hiltler knew that.
Musharaf was at least more powerful than these sectarian violators.Musharaf zinda bad!Pakistan Zindabad!!
Thanks Allah for his arrest, as I feel some relief. He is responsible for the death of so many Muslims(Our Shia brothers) in many parts of Pak. Death to Saudi for supporting such axis of evil.
Yaa Allah help innocent from ruthless killers like this.
This is the age in which iblis is granted permission to visit the House of God and Admadi Muslims are persecuted and pushed outside the pale of Islam ...
The decay and deprecation of the "Muslim" world was predicted and is being played out for every one to witness and reckon with. Of course every one, who is not deaf, dumb, and blind and does not have his/her heart sealed with bigotry and hatred ..
Good step by pml-n. At least they arrested this militant. Now lets see what our judicial system do with him.
@FJ: I have come to a conclusion that the elephant in the room is Saudi Arabia (a country named after a family!) They don't think of us Pakistanis as worthy human beings and have used their money to completely destroy our society via this hate ideology, it is our job to keep them away from influencing us.
India is sponsoring these terrorists in Pak and thats why they keep crying against them so no one doubt their funding and support.
Did he go to saudi for a refresher course in terrorism?! saudi arabia provides the ideology and money for worldwide terrorism.
This barbarian used to sit in court & openly threaten judges who incidentally have always been scared to death of these enemies of Pakistan. I doubt much will come of this as his 'protectors' have detained him. The CJ himself authorized the release of 80+ militants on his visit to Karachi jail, so no hopes from him either. Weak investigations by Police, insufficient security to judges, death threats that are acted upon by militants (unlike Rahman Malik's impotent ones) and Federal and provincial Govts lacking political will & competence are the root causes of this cancer spreading. With all the security they have inside Pakistan (unlike the common man) and most of their substantial wealth abroad, why should the monkeys running the show at any and all levels take on these enemies of the State?
I do not understand why head of LeJ is not on exit list and roaming around freely when the same organisation accepted many times the killing of hundreds of Shia. Why don't anybody do anything abut it? Is it possible that Al Qaeda accepted the responsibility of 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden was roaming round freely, een going for Umra. My God, why isnt anyone saying anything about it???????
Iftikhan Khan, thanks for sharing Parvez Hoodboy's article.
The people who think they are pulling Ishaq's strings do not realise that they are tied to the strings and in fact Ishaq is pulling them. When you play with fire you are sure to get burnt.
Folks write letters to supreme court and ISPR to give them strenght to carry out justice without fear and bring peace to the society
http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-contact_us
mail@supremecourt.gov.pk
Letters in large numbers will make a difference.
@Asif: Don't degrade the sect, these killers are not worthy of being called humans let alone belonging to some sect in Islam, they are out there under different names but all have the same hate and barbaric ideology. If not stopped now they are going to come after you and me as well.
Read this
http://tribune.com.pk/story/210440/the-release-of-malik-ishaq/
and this
http://newsweekpakistan.com/the-take/365
and this
http://tribune.com.pk/story/345377/run-for-your-life/
@Haris Chaudhry: err because he is one their payroll, like most other hate mongers who have been brainwashed by the Saudis to ensure that Pakistanis remain their ideological slaves. Our leaders are blinded by incompetence and greed for Saudi favors to speak out.
Sayaan mora kotwal. ab dar kahe ka With the supreme court behind extreemist ,they fear nobody
So he was released by the Supreme Court to continue the murders.Till the time we have devil's advocates, these devils will continue to bleed the society. Down with so called "RULE OF LAW" .
@Haris Chaudhry: "Are Saudis for real .. ? How on earth would they grant this man the visa with so much blood on his hands.. "
He got the visa because they are his mentors!!
@Asif: "There shouldn’t be a witch hunt against militants from one sect only,there should be an across the board action against all religious militants,no matter which sect they belong to"
Action against any militant group responsible for sctarian target killing cannot be described as a 'witch-hunt'. Please provide names of Hindu, Christian, Ahmadi and Shia groups that specifically arget Sunnis. This information will provide the government to be even handed in it approach to terror.The fact that a ruthless terrorist like Malik Ishtiaq got free goes to show the credibility of CJ Iftikhar Choudhry.
His Lordship Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa let Malik Ishaq go free due to "insufficient evidence" provided by Punjab government which, incidentally, is headed by his brother Mr. Nasir Saeed Khosa, Chief Secretary.
This man should be thrown behind bars for life. But it's likely, with the CJ and the police's help, he'll roam free soon enough.
He should be hanged in Minar-e-Pakistan ground for him being a beast. His visit to Saudia was not for Umra but to get funds from his boses ruling Arabia these days for killing more pple in the name of sectarian hatered :(
Though we may all not agree with him, but faisal raza abidi is right about one thing: how can the government stop the killings if the judges let all the captured criminals walk free!
Good comments Asif. Unfortunately all the militants belong to the wahabi taliban school of thought.
tell me the leader of a shia militant group. is there such a group? if there is one, must be really incompetent.
@Asif, all militants are not LeJ but all LeJ are militants, no? Not pointing any fingers but seems like most militants belong to the same sect.
Punjab government arrested him to provide state security. As a lot of sectarian killing is happening in country so its needed to provide state security to a strategic asset. He can run all of his mission while sitting in safe government guest house. After few months they will release him on bail.
Are Saudis for real .. ?
How on earth would they grant this man the visa with so much blood on his hands.. with his venom spitting against shias and minorities..
Mind boggling stuff ..
the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) leader Maliq Ishaq may visit to saudi Arabia annually for Umra but does he think that simply killing innocent people he will get the blessing of Allah.I hope after taking him to custody pakistani administration would not show any leniency.He is a die hard criminal.
SSP and LeJ are face to face, before Malik Ishaq left for Umra, there were news of cross firing between both groups. Moulana Laudhanvi is looking forward to launch a political campaign in Jhang city for NA seat, where there is huge conflict of interest in both wings. Youtube is evident of their sectarian hate speeches, and apparently they feel no need to hide their feeling on that regard. In any reasonable society such elements should live shame lives, while in God's own land, they compete for National Assembly seats.
They will let him go in a jiffy. These people are too powerful for the Pakistanis!!
Dear Judges , justice should be seen done. After all some one is killing the innocent minorities. Are you only strong enough to nab the army and politicans and let go the terrorists ?
How was he even allowed to leave the country while on bail? That too for being accused of murder? wowwww!!
How he left Pakistan? A clear security negligence and people responsible should be punished severely.
This monster is a ruthless killer. He has killed hundreds if not thousands of innocent shia pakistanis. the killings have intensified since his release from the jail. Everyone I mean everyone knows he has killed so many yet he is out roaming free and even went to his boss in Saudi Arabia. Does no one fear God in Pakistan?????
If only target killers took out people like him.
There shouldn't be a witch hunt against militants from one sect only,there should be an across the board action against all religious militants,no matter which sect they belong to.That is what is required urgently in pakistan.