PESHAWAR: The Sports Directorate authorities lodged a case against the leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) for holding a public rally at Tahmas Khan Football Stadium here on Saturday.
Director General Sports KP Junaid Khan told the Faqirabad Police Station officials that the workers of JUI-F held the convention despite a ban.
They said the workers broke the locks of the stadium and force their entry into the ground to hold a rally there.
He added that the government had banned all kinds of political activities in the stadium.
The Faqirabad Police Station lodged a case against the local leadership of the JUI-F and started an investigation.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
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