Pak's Punjab police arrest over 100 workers of Imran Khan's party
Sep 20, 2024
Lahore [Pakistan], September 20 : Over 100 party workers of former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, were arrested by Pakistan's Punjab Police ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Lahore on September 21, ARY News reported.
The party workers were taken into preventive detention and the orders were issued by senior officials for their detention under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Act, ARY News reported.
The police alleged that the detainees were involved in spreading unrest and creating law and order issues.
Pakistan's Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by advocate Nadeem Sarwar seeking a ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Lahore rally, scheduled on Saturday, ARY News reported.
A three-member full bench of Lahore High Court pronounced the decision, stating that Sarwar was not an 'affected party.'
In a related event on Wednesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved the Lahore High Court against arrests of their members and leaders ahead of the party rally at Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore on Saturday. The plea was filed by Sheikh Imtiaz and Yasir Gillani, as per ARY News.
The plea stated that the police were arresting party members in Punjab, violating their constitutional right to organize a rally. The petitioners requested the court to order the authorities to stop the arrests and allow the rally to take place peacefully.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced that they will hold a power show in Lahore on Saturday, ARY News reported.
PTI General Secretary for Lahore, Awais Younis said on Thursday that they have given tasks to their party officials to ensure the success of the rally, ARY News reported.
Younis said that Lahore residents will demonstrate support to the party and its incarcerated founder. ARY News quoted him as saying, "Zinda Dalan Lahore will prove once again that Lahore stands with PTI founder."
Earlier in its rally on September 8, Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf, was issued a warning by the local administration to adhere to the rally's NOC guidelines, which mandated them to vacate the venue by 7pm, ARY News reported.
