The Lal Masjid in Islamabad was occupied once again, under the leadership of Maulana Abdul Aziz, the ex-Khatib of the Lal Masjid, the mosque was occupied by around 200 people, including youth, minors and armed men.
According to the report, the police have cordoned off the perimeter of the Lal Masjid and sent a heavy police force, while barbed wire has also been installed around the mosque and surrounded the area, while Maulana Abdul Aziz is inside the mosque.
Police officers, on condition of anonymity, told Dawn that some people entered Lal Masjid late at night, claiming to belong to Rojhan. reached the area and asked them to leave, to which they agreed.
Later, under the leadership of Maulana Abdul Aziz, more than 200 people left for the mosque from Abpara.
As soon as the information was received, the police of the area once again reached the spot and asked Maulana Abdul Aziz to leave the area instead of creating unpleasant situations here.
He further said that the Station House Officer (SHO) and other police officers tried to stop the people but failed to evict them from the mosque premises, some of these influential people were armed with SMGs.
A group of influential people told the police that they had come here to occupy the mosque, later the influential people entered the mosque and the armed group stood at the main gate of the mosque, said a police officer. After a few hours, the concerned authorities sent additional personnel outside the mosque to avoid an unpleasant situation.
After the arrival of the police force in the area, the mosque has been cordoned off while the head of Police Public Relations Branch, Owais Ahmed, has refused to discuss the matter.
When contacted, the acting public relations officer of the police said that a police meeting will be called on the matter, he said that the higher police officers will be contacted on the matter.
