A local court in Islamabad has ordered to send fifty protesting workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PAT) to jail on 14-day judicial remand, Dunya News reported on Saturday.
A large number of agitated PTI workers surrounded the police van and chanted anti-government slogans. PTI workers also deflated tyres of the police van to prevent it from moving forward.
Meanwhile, a heavy contingent of police personnel arrived at F-8 Kachehri to control the situation. Inspector General of Islamabad Police warned that protestors will be arrested if they do not leave the court premises.
He said that it is the police’s duty to disperse a crowd that violates Section 144 of the law. Moreover, the IG added that the police will not use force against protesters.
Meaniwhile, police also took PTI leader Azam Swati and several other party workers into custody.
PTI spokesperson Shireen Mazari questioned that under what law the workers were taken into custody.
