A case has been filed against Ahmad Salman Baloch, the son of Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Liaquat Baloch, in Islamabad. The complaint was registered at the Muslim Town police station, charging him with violations of Section 144 and incitement to unrest during the party’s sit-in in the capital.
According to the police report, the government had imposed Section 144, banning public gatherings in the city. Despite this, Ahmad Salman Baloch, along with a group of 15 to 20 individuals, allegedly raised slogans against the government and delivered a speech that incited public agitation.
The First Information Report against him cites charges under Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, as well as Sections 147 (rioting), 149 (offenses by members of an unlawful assembly), and 188 (disobedience to a public servant’s order) of the Pakistan Penal Code. These charges relate to causing damage to government property and inciting unrest, thereby disturbing public peace.
The police also reported that Ahmad Salman Baloch managed to evade arrest by fleeing in a bus following an attempted detainment.
On Friday evening, JI initiated its planned sit-in in Islamabad, drawing a significant number of supporters who gathered at I-8 on the Islamabad Expressway. The sit-in was led by party leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, who began with a brief address.
In his speech, Hafiz Naeem criticized the Punjab Police for allegedly raiding the homes of JI workers in an effort to disrupt the protest. He challenged the government, questioning whether such tactics would effectively end the sit-in.
“The sit-in has just started and will remain here,” he asserted. He also condemned the government for burdening the public with high electricity bills and the introduction of Independent Power Producers (IPPs), referring to these actions as “power bombs” on the citizens.
