LHC moved to stop Fazl's march.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court was asked on Friday to declare unconstitutional creation of private force by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and also restrain the party from holding its 'Azadi March' apparently aimed at removal of the government.

'No private organisation is allowed functioning as a military organisation as it is an offence under the Private Military Organisations (Abolition and Prohibition) Act, 1974 punishable with imprisonment of a term which may extend to five years,' said a petition filed by a citizen namely Irfan Ali through Advocate Nadeem Sarwar.

The petitioner contended that the creation of private army weakened the country's stance on war against terrorism. He said the private force namely 'Salar Force' presented the guard of honour to the JUI-F chief and pledged to sacrifice their lives.

Petitioner also wants JUI-F's private force declared unconstitutional

He argued that in the presence of state institutions, creation of private army was a clear violation of the Constitution.

The petitioner submitted that Maulana Fazl was using innocent children of seminaries for political motives against the government. The respondent party had also been spreading hatred against a democratically...

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