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PESHAWAR: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday held a second round of protest rallies across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the killing<\/a> of prominent cleric Maulana Muhammad Idrees, according to a statement released by the party\u2019s media cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced<\/a> that the party would hold two rounds of protest rallies \u2014 on Wednesday and Friday \u2014 against the \u201cmartyrdom\u201d of the cleric. The party had also staged<\/a> demonstrations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the appeal of the JUI-F, protest rallies were held across all districts of the province today after Friday prayers against the killing of Maulana Idrees,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It added that a large protest demonstration was also staged by JUI-F outside the Peshawar Press Club, with protesters demanding the immediate arrest of the killers of Maulana Idrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement said the protestors decried the worsening law and order situation in the province and the \u201cfrequent killings of religious scholars\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJUI is being punished for standing with the Constitution, law, and the state,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement also quoted JUI-F provincial spokesperson Abdul Jalil Jan as saying: \u201cAfter Friday prayers today, strong protests were held at district and tehsil levels in Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera, Swabi, Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Shangla, Swat, Buner, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Chitral, Malakand, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Karak, Hangu, Kohat, and the tribal districts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the demonstrations, the statement said that JUI-F provincial and district leaders condemned the deteriorating law and order situation across the province, the killing of religious scholars, and government measures against madrasas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey said those trying to remove religious scholars from the scene should know that the JUI-F will continue to fight for the defence of Islam and Pakistan. They assured the central leadership that workers across the province would be ready at a moment\u2019s notice,\u201d the party statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large protest demonstration was also held outside the Peshawar Press Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the protest demonstration, the party leadership held the provincial government, administration, and state institutions responsible for the killing of religious scholars, the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maulana Idrees was killed<\/u><\/a> on Tuesday after unidentified assailants opened fire on his vehicle in the Tari\u00adqabad area of Utmanzai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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