Over 20 PTM activists arrested in Islamabad
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ISLAMABAD: More than two dozen activists of the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) were arrested outside the National Press Club here on Tuesday, police said.
A PTM gathering comprising over 60 persons had assembled at the press club in the afternoon to stage a protest over the death of party’s senior member Arman Loni. He was allegedly killed during a sit-in in Loralai.
During the protest, the area was cordoned off by the police and over two dozen protesters were apprehended while a large number of PTM members escaped. Police said the arrested PTM members were taken to a police station.
Published in Dawn, February 6th, 2019
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Feb 06, 2019 10:19am
They have a right to peaceful protests.
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Feb 06, 2019 10:44am
Can't they just sit at home and watch the television news like the rest of us?
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Feb 06, 2019 11:17am
Shame on pti
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Feb 06, 2019 11:50am
They shall be prosecuted
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Feb 06, 2019 12:27pm
Oppression is the precursor of any freedom movement - George Orwell
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Feb 06, 2019 01:00pm
Where is Imran Khan?
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Feb 06, 2019 01:22pm
Its about time we curb every blackmailing element in our country.
This is a good news that Police are doing their job and putting such people who disrupt life of a common man
behind bars
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Feb 06, 2019 01:30pm
Who exactly ordered their arrest?
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Feb 06, 2019 07:24pm
PTM demands are genuine, State shouldn't push PTM to corner.
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Feb 06, 2019 10:49pm
They should be behind the bars.
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