Pakistan’s Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation has filed a petition in the lahore High Court seeking security to mark the death anniversary of Indian freedom fighter, citing threats from “religious extremists.”
The foundation’s chairman advocate Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi filed a writ petition yesterday contending that the organisers of the March 23 event should be provided with security. Qureshi said threats had been received from “religious extremists” for the event.”We had requested the provincial government and police higher ups to ensure security for the function but they did not respond positively,” he said.