Qadri had filed a mercy plea before President Mamnoon Hussain after Supreme Court maintained his conviction in October last year. Rumours started pouring in earlier today as his supporters started Twitter trend to call for protest against his expected hanging.
Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri have blocked Shahdra Chowk in Lahore to protest his execution. In Rawalpindi, the police was put on a high alert earlier in the night. "We have orders to strictly monitor the activities following the execution of Mumtaz Qadri," a source informed
The body of Mumtaz Qadri was handed over to his family members and was moved from the jail under tight security cover.Qadri's last meeting with his family was arranged late on Sunday night.
In Multan, Grain Market Toffee market, Hussain Agahi Bazar, Chowk Bazar,oil market and major markets were closed to mourn the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri.However,other bazars remained open.Tahaffuz Namoos-e-Risalat Tehrik organised a big rally after Zuhr prayers.The rally began from phool Hut mosque and ended at Chowk Hussain Agahi.THe rally was led by Qari Ahmed Mian, Allama Khalid (TTNR) Mehmood Nadeem(JAH) ,Ayyub Mughal (JUP)
