Context: On February 19, 2025, Islamabad police raided the Madani Mosque in Margalla Town and arrested Ume Hassan, wife of Maulana Abdul Aziz (the former Lal Masjid cleric), along with several female students.

Police accused them of trying to take over the mosque, firing shots, taking hostages, blocking roads, and damaging vehicles.

Her arrest set off a standoff in the G-7/3 Aabpara area near Lal Masjid, where Maulana Abdul Aziz and his armed supporters gathered demanding her release.

Things escalated when Abdul Aziz came out himself, brandishing a gun, and directly confronted female police officers on duty.

In the moment caught on video, he told them that if they didn’t wear hijab, there would be “severe consequences” even implying he’d shoot them. The female officers, visibly frightened, ended up quickly covering their heads out of fear.

The whole thing ended on March 3, 2025 after talks between the government and Aziz’s side, leading to Ume Hassan’s release on bail. But that clip of him threatening female police over hijab and the fact they had to obey out of fear for their lives, is what’s stuck with people, raising questions.