Dailytimes | Martial law supporters must be punished: Fazlur Rehman

Police Seeking to Enact Martial Law

PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) President Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has said that people who put pro-martial law posters on display across the country must be punished. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, the JUI-F chief said that inviting martial law in the country was tantamount to treason.

Some elements are trying to make the army chief controversial by putting pro-martial law posters and banners on display across the country, he said. Rehman said the task of preparing terms of reference for the judicial commission on the Panama leaks should be given to the courts if the opposition parties fail to do this. There is no need to come out on the streets on the ToRs issue, he added. The JUI-F chief said that closure of the French embassy in Ankara and then consulate in Istanbul pointed to a conspiracy against the Turkish government. He praised the Turkish people for foiling the military coup and said they made history by taking to the street in support of democracy. He said the way the US media broadcast the failed coup proved that it was a conspiracy. He however said there was no chance of a Turkey-like attempt in Pakistan.

Source: http://dailytimes.com.pk/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/18-Jul-16/martial-law-supporters-must-be-punished-fazlur-rehman