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Attack Slammed

The Hyderabad chapter of the Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees on Wednesday condemned the alleged attack on Mufti Mohammad Yousuf Kasuri in Masjid Ahle Hadees, Lines Area, desecration of the mosque and torching of religious books as well as registration of false case against the Mufti.

Speaking at a news conference at the press club the office-bearers of the party, Maulana Inamullah Kanjahi, Mir Balach Ali Khan Talpur and Mohammad Zafarullah Mohammadi said that a group of miscreants attacked Mufti Yousuf, desecrated Masjid Ahle Hadees and also injured many worshippers.

They said that a false blasphemy case was field against the Mufti and he was arrested and demanded that the federal and Sindh governments should release Mufti Yousuf, hand over the administration of the mosque to Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadees and punish the attackers.

To a question they said that police had been posted at the mosque and no faithful was allowed to enter the mosque for prayers.
Source: Dawn
Date:4/19/2007