LAHORE: A case has been registered against Vice Amir of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Pir Zaheer Ul Hasan Shah for threatening to Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.
According to the police, 1,500 TLP workers have also been named in the case, while provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, religious hatred, sedition and putting pressure on the judiciary have been included in the case.
The case also includes the provisions of contempt of the higher judiciary, interference in government and obstruction of legal duties.
Police said that in the protest outside the press club, Pir Zaheer ul Hasan spread hatred against the Supreme Judiciary, which has registered a case against 1,500 workers, including the TLP vice-chairman.
Lahore Police registered the case in Qila Gujjar Singh police station on the complaint of SHO Hammad Hussain against the TLP leader and 1500 party workers for issuing death threats to the chief justice.
The case refers to a speech made by Shah during a protest rally outside the Lahore Press Club during a demonstration against the SC verdict in the Mubarak Sani case.
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