Pakistani leader of banned sectarian group gets parliament seat


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  • Thursday, 10 Apr 2014

Radical Sunni cleric Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi (C) addresses his supporters during his election campaign in Jhang, Punjab province April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Election Commission has awarded a parliamentary seat to the leader of a banned sectarian group that activists blame for the deaths of hundreds of people.

Ahmed Ludhianvi will represent the city of Jhang, in Punjab province, the commission ruled.

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