Summary The decision was taken back after the police released party leaders.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has called off its strike over the Saturday's arrest of party leaders and workers in Lahore.
The decision was taken back after the police released party leaders.
Central leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan, Javed Hasmi and Shah Mehmood strongly condemned the police action against the PTI workers and activists.
PTI leadership had announced to hold protest demonstrations in all the districts of Punjab on Monday.
Punjab police Saturday arrested and then released Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders and activists on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
DIG Operations Roy Tahir confirmed that order was received from CM Punjab for release of the PTI workers. "Protests like these create transport issues" he said.
To a question, the police official warned that crackdown will be launched again if the PTI workers continued their protest.
Police had raided PTI’s protesting camp at Chairing Cross in front of Punjab Assembly and arrested several PTI leaders and other workers including female activists.
They were protesting against the alleged rigging during by-elections.
DCO Naseem Sadiq said that protest could not be held at the Mall Road due to imposition of Section 144.
In the meantime, several roads were blocked and the citizens were facing difficulties.
Arrested leaders included opposition leader Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Chapter Ejaz Chaudhry and PTI’s Information Secretary Andleeb Abbas.
The police crackdown drew strong criticism from the PTI chairman Imran Khan and other senior leaders.
Imran Khan said that peaceful protest was right of every citizen and the police torture on PTI workers had exposed the PML-N government.
