LAHORE (Web Desk) – Police arrested several PTI leaders, including Deputy Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Moin Qureshi and MPA Shoaib Amir, during a protest rally in Lahore on Tuesday to mark the two-year imprisonment of party founder Imran Khan.
According to reports, provincial assembly members led a rally in the city, during which MPA Shoaib Amir was taken into custody. Deputy Opposition Leader Moin Qureshi was also reportedly arrested.
MPA Farrukh Javed Moon alleged that police attacked their vehicles with batons, smashed windows, assaulted lawmakers, and tore their clothes.
Reports suggest that over six MPAs have been detained in Lahore. Among those arrested are Moin Qureshi, Farrukh Javed Moon, Col (retired) Shoaib, Nadeem Sadiq Dogar, Khawaja Salahuddin, Ameenullah Khan, and Iqbal Khattak.
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Party sources claimed that around 300 PTI workers have also been detained from Lahore.
A day earlier, PTI members were reportedly staying inside the Punjab Assembly to avoid arrest during police raids.
On the other hand, a police official claimed that PTI members attacked law enforcement, leaving one officer with a head injury.
President of the Insaf Legal Forum (ILF) Lahore, Malik Shujaat Jandran, stated that legal teams have been formed to secure the release of the arrested leaders and workers.
He added that three legal teams are present across the city’s main courts — Model Town, District Courts, and Cantt Court — to assist in the bail process and ensure legal support.
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