JHELUM: Religious Scholar, Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza, has been arrested by the Jhelum Police.
Jhelum police entered his academy in Machine Mohalla, detaining Mirza under tight security before taking him to Jhelum District Jail.
The religious scholar was arrested under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) on the orders of the Deputy Commissioner of Jhelum, as per the reports.
According to media reports, the purpose of his arrest is to maintain law and order.
The administration arrested Mirza and also sealed his academy so that any gathering or activity could be prevented in the academy.
It should be noted that religious parties had filed a petition against Engineer Ali Mirza, while delegations of various scholars met the district administration and demanded the arrest of the religious scholar.
YouTuber was previously detained by the authorities in 2020 over blasphemy allegations, but was later released.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a warning for mobile phone users against…
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr. Masoud Peshkeskian met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz…
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved a reduction in advance tax rates on property buyers and…
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with Iranian President Masoud…
LAHORE: Following the reduction of petroleum prices, solar panels and batteries witnessed a sharp fall…
ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has declared a two-day public holiday for Ashura (9th &…