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Published 11 May, 2023 09:48am

Islamabad police say PTI leaders arrested for ‘inciting violent protests’

Islamabad Police said PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, Falaknaz Chitrali, Musarrat Jamshed Cheema and Maleeka Bokhari had been arrested thus far.

In a tweet, the police said, “Arrests had been made for inciting arson and violent protests under a well-thought out plan for threatening peace.”

It added that all arrests were made after fulfilling the legal requirements and warned that further arrests were also expected. It also asked people to “not spread rumours and incitement amongst the public”.

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