The Islamabad police on Monday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Sher Afzal Marwat outside the National Assembly for allegedly violating newly enacted law on public gathering during the Sunday’s power show in the federal capital.
According to sources, the arrests were made in a case pertaining to violation of laws in the PTI’s public gathering in Islamabad on September 8.
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According to police, Sher Afzal Marwat will be detained at Kohsar police station.
Opposition Leader in National Assembly Omar Ayub, Zartaj Gul and other PTI leaders will also be arrested as the law enforcers are waiting for other members to come out of the National Assembly, the police sources added.
Heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies were deployed outside the parliament while all entry and exit routes to the Red Zone were also closed from D-Chowk, Nadra Chowk, Serena, and Marriott, except for Margala Road.
However, PTI MNA Ali Muhammad Khan was not taken into custody by the police when he departed from the parliament.
It is to be noted that at least three FIRs were lodged against PTI leaders for violating the NOC by not ending the public gathering on time.
PTI’s Zartaj Gul, Aamir Mughal, Shoaib Shaheen, Omar Ayub, Seemabiya Tahir, and Raja Basharat are among 28 persons who have been nominated in the case.
Meanwhile, police teams have been deployed at the checkpoints on Margalla Road, blocking access to the Red Zone from both the inside and outside.
Only approved vehicles are permitted to pass after a thorough inspection.
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