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JI leader flays police for not arresting Haripur culprits

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Secretary General Munnawar Hassan has condemned the government and the police for showing negligence in arresting the killers of Haripur funeral processionists.

"It is unfortunate that one week has passed, but the killers of 13 innocent people are still at large, which indicates that police is not taking interest in arresting the culprits," he said in a press statement on Sunday.

He said that the culprits belonged to a particular sect and this had been pointed out to the police soon after the happening of the tragic incident, but due to negligence of police they managed to escape.

The JI secretary general demanded of the government to immediately arrest the killers and give them exemplary punishment.