ISLAMABAD: A man distributing pamphlets of the proscribed outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) outside a mosque in Islamabad was arrested by police on Friday. Police said five men were handing out pamphlets outside a mosque in Sector G-7/2 meant to incite the public against the government and state institutions.
When they saw the police approaching, they tried to flee. The police, however, managed to arrest one of them identified as Naeem Yunus. Pamphlets found in his possession were published by the HuT, a banned militant organisation.
According to police, the pamphlets read, “Get rid of this weak leadership which seeks honour in subservience to and alliance with America.” The papers also carried a hate speech against the government and the institutions of Pakistan. The police have booked five suspects under the anti-terrorism laws.
Published in Daily Times, October 7th 2017.
