Nine clerics barred from entering Gilgit during Muharram

Gilgit: The Gilgit District administration has barred nine clerics from entering the region. According to a press note issues here today, the decision is taken to ensure maintenance of law and order in the area.

The barred clerics include Ahmad Ludhianvi (ASWJ), Aurangzeb Farooqi (ASWJ), Ilyas Ghumman (MDM), Azam Muaviya (ASWJ), Raja Nasir Abbas (MWM), Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi (Islami Tehreek), Sheikh Ejaz Baltistani, Amin Shaheedi (MWM) and Arif Wahidi (Islami Tehreek Pakistan).

The ban will stay in place throughout the month of Muharram.

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