JUI-F announces Nov 15 protests across K-P

PESHAWAR:

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Tuesday announced protests across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on November 15 in support of party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman's position on the province's mineral resources.

The party demanded that details of all agreements with foreign countries on the exploitation of mineral re-sources be made public and announced an awareness campaign across the province.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the party's provincial executive committee, chaired by K-P chief Sen-ator Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman at Mufti Mahmood Centre in Peshawar.

The meeting also discussed alleged smear campaigns against party leaders through fabricated videos and pho-tographs, anti-encroachment operations and the government's mineral policy.

Addressing a news conference after the meeting, Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman said the emergency imposed in the province appeared to be aimed at facilitating anti-encroachment operations rather than combating terrorism.