Several PTI leaders arrested in police crackdowns in Lahore and Islamabad late Sunday night, according to the News report.
Islamabad and Lahore police forces led raids at the houses and deras of PTI leaders.
The Islamabad police raided Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shibli Faraz’s residence. The capital police raided and examined PTI Senator Shibli Faraz’s house near Parbat Road, Islamabad when he was not in the capital territory.
Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani stated alarms over the police raid at the house of Senator Shibli Faraz and took notice of the incident. He directed the police officials to avoid the violation of the sanctity of the house and asked the IG Islamabad to present a full report of the incident.
The Capital police raided the house of PTI leader Anjum Tanoli in G-6 Islamabad. As per the family, the police officials took Tanoli’s 10-year-old nephew with them. Though, the boy later released from police custody.
Police arrested the father of PTI’s Noman Gujjar in Sector G-7 Islamabad. Furthermore, police also arrested the PTI worker Raja Shahid through a raid at his shop. PTI leader Liaquat Tori arrested from the Phulgran area.
The houses of PTI’s Raja Khurram Nawaz and Ali Muhammad Khan also raided in Islamabad.
In Lahore, police raided the house of prior MPA and PTI leader Zaheer Abbas Khokhar, yet, he was not present at his residence. Khokhar intensely condemned the police raids at the houses of the PTI leaders.
Police also led raids at deras of PTI leaders Mian Aslam Iqbal, Mian Afzal Iqbal and Mian Amjad Iqbal. A raid conducted at PTI leader Chaudhry Umar Talib’s house. Police arrested Talib’s brother Chaudhry Umair and an employee Hafiz.
The house of PTI central leader Shafqat Mahmood also raided in Lahore’s Defence area.
Office and house of PTI leader Malik Waqar Ahmed Gujjar also raided by police in Lahore.
Furthermore, police also raided the houses of PTI candidates in the coming elections.
In the PP-146 area, the house of PTI candidate Mian Salman Shoaib raided by police. Also, PTI candidate Farooq Khan’s house also raided in the PP-145 area.
Lahore Police launch crackdown against PTI workers
Hammad Azhar said in a Twitter message that police underway arresting the PTI workers in his constituency. He appealed that police prepared a list containing 500 names of PTI workers with him for their arrests. Azhar said that they will fight against the fascist tactics of the government.