Lahore: Greater than 350 leaders and employees of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s get together, together with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, have been booked underneath terrorism and different fees by Pakistan’s Punjab Police.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have been booked underneath anti-terrorism and tried homicide fees for his or her alleged involvement in an assault on policemen throughout their rally in Lahore final Saturday.
Police have began raiding the residences of the leaders for his or her arrest.
Gandapur can also be accused of vandalising a plaza, breaking home windows and smashing CCTV cameras.
Different senior leaders have been booked for facilitating the escape of absconding chief Hammad Azhar within the Lahore rally.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz stated on Wednesday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur wished to assault Punjab on the pretext of rallies which she is not going to permit.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief requested him to concentrate on his personal province for the welfare of individuals as a substitute of doing politics of destruction.
Khan’s supporters on Saturday had managed to carry a profitable energy present in Lahore regardless of a police crackdown and blockade of roads within the metropolis.
This was the primary rally by the PTI that was allowed to be held after the Could 9, 2023 incidents during which the get together supporters allegedly attacked navy installations within the wake of Khan’s arrest.
The get together has been holding rallies primarily for the discharge of their incarcerated chief Khan who has been in jail since August 2023 in a number of circumstances.
