ISLAMABAD: The participants of protest sit-in that entered into its fourth day today at D-Chowk in the Red Zone of the capital city dispersed as a result of successful negotiations with the government.
The leaders of the sit-in at the D-Chowk announced the end of their protest and asked the participants to peacefully leave for their homes.
Allama Shah Awais Noorani and Haji Rafique Pardesi played an important role in brokering an agreement on seven points between the representatives of protesters and the government during a meeting held here at the residence of Federal Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafique.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Saad Rafiq and State Minister Pir Aminul Ahsanat represented the government’s side during the meeting.
Geo News exclusively obtained the seven points agreed upon between the government and protest representatives. These are: 1) no amendment in Article 295-C of the Constitution pertaining to blasphemy is under consideration and no change will be made in this article; 2) peaceful protesters in detention will be released; 3) no leniency will be shown to the convicts of blasphemy; 4) review of the Fourth Schedule is currently underway and the name of innocent people will be removed from the list; 5) withdrawal of cases against Ulema will be reviewed; 6) Ulema will approach Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) with proves to get telecast of ‘obscene programmes’ banned on television channels; 7) recommendations for enforcement of Nizam-e-Mustaf (PBUH) will presented to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Earlier, mobiles services that remained suspended across Islamabad for over three-days also began to restore.
The protesters had marched from Rawalpindi marking the Chehlum of Mumtaz Qadri, murderer of former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer who was hanged last month on the orders of Supreme Court.
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