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ASWJ general secretary, top Shia cleric detained in Karachi
Secretary general of the proscribed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Taj Hanafi and All Pakistan Shia Action Committee Chief Allama Mirza Yusuf Husain were detained in Karachi, officials said Sunday.
According to the Rangers, Hanafi was arrested from Karachi's Nagan Chowrangi area on Sunday afternoon.
An ASWJ spokesman also confirmed that Hanafi, who was to contest the Nov 24 NA-298 by-polls, had been arrested.
All Pakistan Shia Action Committee chief Allama Mirza Yusuf Husain was apprehended from his residence in Karachi by police late Saturday night, a Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) spokesperson told Dawn.
Husain's residence is attached to Jamia Masjid Noor-i-Iman in Nazimabad where he is a prayer leader, he said.