PTI leader Shehryar Afridi arrested in Islamabad

PTI leader Shehryar Afridi arrested in Islamabad

PTI leader Shehryar Afridi arrested in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shehryar Afridi was arrested by capital police in the wee hours of Tuesday, ARY News reported quoting police.

Police said that the former federal minister was taken into custody from Islamabad’s Sector F-8 under Section 3 of Maintenance of Public order (3MPO).

Shehryar Afridi’s apprehension comes amid the ongoing crackdown on the party’s leadership, activists and supporters in connection to the May 9 violent protests.

In Punjab, Fayyaz-ul-Hasan Chohan was also arrested by the police from Murree Road, Liaquat Bagh.

PTI leader was arrested when he was going to the press club from Liaqat Bagh main gate.

Ali Zaidi’s house declared sub-jail

Meanwhile, in Sindh, the provincial government declared the house of former PTI minister Ali Zaidi’s house as a sub-jail.

A notification in this regard was issued on Monday night. Ziadi was also arrested on May 9 by law enforcement agencies following mayhem in the Baloch Colony area.

It is pertinent to mention here that the police have launched a crackdown against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers following the ‘violent protests’ held after the arrest of party chairman Imran Khan in Al-Qadir Trust Case.

Violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was arrested from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.

The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers are agitated due to their chairman’s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning the armed forces to ensure law and order.



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