Loudspeaker misuse: Lal Masjid naib khateeb booked

ISLAMABAD: The police on Friday booked the naib khateeb of Lal Masjid for misusing the loudspeaker during Friday’s sermon, said a police official. The Aabpara police registered a case against Amir Siddique under the Amplifier Act. This is the second time the police have registered a case against Siddique, the nephew of controversial Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Aziz. On January 17, the same police had registered a case against him. The official said the use of amplifier for any purpose other than azan had been prohibited in the capital since the 2013 Ashura clashes in Rawalpindi.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 1^st, 2015.