' The detenu Mr. Abdul Qayyum Butt was arrested and detained on 23rd January, 1979 on the basis of an order passed by the Home Secretary, Punjab, dated 21st January, 1979 on the ground that he had delivered a highly provocative speech in a meeting held in the office of P. P. P. Rawalpindi, saying that if party workers could indulge in self-immolation then they could also shoot the Army Generals. According to a secret report submitted by the Special Branch, Punjab, a P. P. P. Meeting was held on 21st January, 1979 in the office of Peoples Party situated at lqbal Road, Rawalpandi. This meeting was presided over by Sardar Muhammad Saleem. The detenu Mr. Abdul Qayyum Butt addressed the meeting along with many others. He praised the role of the party workers for donating funds for the party and said that the party workers in the mufassil had better served the cause of the party. He said that the party workers who could indulge in self-immolation could also shoot the Army Generals in case party leader Mr. Z. A. Bhutto was not released from Jail. He said that a campaign in this respect would be started which would not be possible for the Government to stop. It will paralyses the whole situation.
2. Since the detenu had left for Multan after delivering the aforesaid speech, therefore, the detention order was served upon him there. Later on, grounds of detention were also served upon him within time. This order remained in force for a period of three months. However, it was extended for another two months on 2nd April, 1979 by the same detaining authority on the same grounds has been implicated and unfortunately there is a tendency in our country to throw the net more widely.
' In this view of the matter, I consider it expedient to allow bail to the petitioners in the sum of Rs, 10,000 each with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Assistant Commissioner, Fort Abbas, District Bahawalnagar.