An extremist Pakistani cleric, who was caught while attempting to escape from a mosque in burqa during a military crackdown, on Thursday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking imposition of Sharia law in the country.
lal Masjid (Red mosque) cleric Abdul Aziz last month launched a campaign for Islamic laws, getting media attention after years of wilderness. Aziz filed the petition through a lawyer under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
In the petition, he urged the court to “direct federal and provincial Governments to take steps as required under the Constitution in order to enable the lives of Muslims in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Quran.”