Punjab government orders to arrest 1590 PTI workers

Activists of Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) take part in a thanksgiving day rally in Islamabad on November 2, 2016. A Pakistani opposition party has abruptly called off a planned "lockdown" of the capital after the Supreme Court paved the way for an investigation into allegations of corruption against the prime minister's family. / AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN

Posted By: Fahim Ahmed October 4, 2024

LAHORE (HRNW) – The Punjab government issued orders to arrest 1590 workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that announced to protest.

The PTI workers who were arrested in connection with the protest were declared miscreants.

PTI announced a protest on October 5 in Lahore. The administration placed containers around Minar-e-Pakistan Ground while a heavy police force also deployed.

Rangers troops were also called after implementing Section 144 in four cities of Punjab.

The act of imposing Section 144 for six days in Lahore was challenged in the Lahore High Court.

However, to block the PTI’s protest on October 5 at Greater Iqbal Park containers were placed near Minar-e-Pakistan Park. The police force was also deployed there.