ANP’s Asfand­yar to lead a rally to join Azadi march from Octobe­r 31PESHAWAR: Even though the federal government has moved to ban Ansarul Islam, a ‘militia’ of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), the provincial government has yet to take any action against the group. The decision to take action against Ansarul Islam was taken during a meeting of the federal cabinet which deemed the group to be hazardous to maintaining law, order and peace in the country. The federal cabinet had also allowed the provincial government to take action against the group as per the law and order situation. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Law Minister Sultan Muhammad Khan told The Express Tribune that even though a ban has been imposed by the federal government, the right of taking action has been granted to the provincial government. In the meeting, Asfandyar said that staging peaceful protests for legal rights is the fundamental right of every political party.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2019 04:30 UTC