Factory Area police in Lahore on Wednesday stormed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) corner meeting being held in PP-168 ahead of by-election in the constituency four days from now, on July 17, 2022, and arrested five, of total 15 party workers nominated in the case of display of weapons and violation of the election code of conduct, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

According to the First Information Report (FIR) registered on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Rashid Shakoor, a PTI worker named Ahmed Nawaz was posing as FC personnel by donning the Force’s uniform.  

It was further alleged in the report that the PTI workers resisted the police action and even managed to get three of their party men from its custody.

Reporter: Hassan Khalid