Pakistan Cleric Fazl-ur-Rehman Claims Threat To Life, Takes On Military Establishment | Exclusive

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• Pakistan Cleric Fazl-ur-Rehman Claims Threat To Life, Takes On Military Establishment | Exclusive Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 15:35 IST The chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl said the country had become a ‘hostage’ under what he described as a ‘civil-military hybrid regime’ Rapid Read Fazl-ur-Rehman announced a nationwide protest movement beginning May 22 against soaring inflation and what he called the government’s failed domestic and foreign policies.
• A fresh political storm has erupted in Pakistan after senior religious leader and opposition figure Maulana Fazlur Rehman publicly alleged that the country’s powerful military establishment could be behind threats to his life.
• Addressing a public gathering in Karachi, the chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) claimed he had been receiving threatening calls and letters, warning that “if I am killed tomorrow, the establishment will be responsible".
• His remarks mark one of the sharpest recent attacks by a mainstream...