Saudi FM visit: MWM holds protest

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmed al-Jubeir is on two-day official visit in the country.

ISLAMABAD:



The activists of Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) held a protest against the arrival of Saudi foreign minister. Hundreds of MWM activists gathered at China Chowk and marched towards D-Chowk against the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Bin Ahmed al-Jubeir.  Protesters carried banners and placards inscribed with slogans criticising executing of a prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The protesters demanded the government to play a neutral role in this regard. Islamabad police has made extra security arrangements following the arrival of. Jubeir is on two-day official visit in the country.


Published in The Express Tribune, January 8th, 2016.
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