LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 25 (AFP): The leader of a banned Pakistani sectarian militant group who was set to walk free from jail is being held for two more weeks in a murder case, officials said Thursday.
Malik Ishaq, the head of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) which is dedicated to killing minority Shiite Muslims, was to be released on Thursday after the Punjab provincial government withdrew a request to extend his detention under public order laws.
But he has now been detained in a murder case, a police official said, and is being held in the central city of Multan.
Pakistan extremist leader held for two more weeks in murder case
FE Team | Published: December 26, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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