OKARA: Two PTI workers, out of 22 booked, were arrested for taking out a protest rally and blocking Renala Shergarh bypass road.

As per the first information report, dozens of PTI activists took out the protest rally and chanted slogans against the government at Renala-Shergarh bypass. The workers were carrying placards and flexes demanding Imran Khan’s release.

Meanwhile, police arrested Rao Ghalib and Naseem Anjam while the other workers managed to escape from the scene. Shergarh police had registered a case against 22 workers under MPO-16.

Published in Dawn, January 1st, 2025

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