TLP leader booked for threatening CJP

Lahore: A case has been filed against Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Deputy Amir Pir Zaheer-ul-Hassan Shah for threatening to kill Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) 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 police stated that the case also includes the provisions of contempt of the higher judiciary, interference in government, and obstruction of legal duties.

It has also been told by the police that by protesting outside the press club, Pir Zaheer 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 Gujar Singh police station on the complaint of Station House Officer (SHO) Hammad Hussain.