District admin approached to include 12 more persons in Fourth Schedule list.

ISLAMABAD -- The capital police approached the District Intelligence Committee (DIC) to include a dozen more persons in the Fourth Schedule list of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) over their alleged involvement in sectarianism.

Officers of the capital police said that sectarianism was the root cause of terrorism and one of the main reasons for it existing in the country. Due to the prevailing situation, there is a dire need to watch those who are involved in sectarianism to avoid the possibility of terror incidents, they added.

Recently, the capital police requested the District Intelligence and Security Committee to include a dozen more people in the list of Fourth Schedule of ATA and a response in this regard was still awaited, they said, adding that they were from different schools of thought.

The request was made after their involvement in incidents of sectarianism was observed, the officers said, adding that separate reports over their involvement in sectarianism were also submitted.

The DIC seems unsatisfied with the reports and as a result the process has been put on halt, they said.

Currently, the Fourth Schedule list has 30 names and of them, 28 are involved in sectarianism and two are land grabbers, they said, adding that in 2019, 22 people were included in the list over their involvement in land grabbing, but gradually only two remained as the rest were removed after they obtained orders from the court in their favour.

Police say suspects involved in sectarianism, belonged to various schools of thought

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