Islamabad, September 25: Pakistani authorities today arrested the chief of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba group at Jhang in Punjab province and took him away to an undisclosed location.
Maulana Ahmad Ludhianvi, who also heads the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat, was first taken to the local circuit house from the Markaz, the secretariat of the Sipah-e-Sahaba, by some police officials on the pretext of holding discussions with him.
He was later arrested under the Maintenance of Public Order law, which allows authorities to detain persons for up to 90 days without formally charging them.
A senior police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Ludhianvi had been detained under the MPO.
“Muharram is coming up and the government is concerned about maintaining law and order,” the officer said told PTI.
–PTI