PTI leader Shahbaz Gill arrested
Imran Khan condemns Gill’s arrest
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PTI leader Shahbaz Gill has been arrested from Muzaffargarh for violating Section 144, announced Punjab Home Minister Attaullah Tarar. reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Confirming his arrest, Shahbaz Gill said he was surrounded by the police and practically he is under arrest.
Earlier, in a tweet Shahbaz Gill said “A heavy contingent of police arrived in PP-272. Shahbaz Gill is trapped in a factory. I am not afraid of arrest. Imran Khan's soldier is not afraid of such tactics. We did not come to do terrorism, I am ready to be arrested.”
PP272 میں پولیس کی بھاری نفری پہنچ گئی۔ شہباز گل ایک فیکٹری میں محصور۔
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) July 17, 2022
میں گرفتاری سے نہیں ڈرتا۔ عمران خان کا سپاہی ہوں ایسے ہتھکنڈوں سے خوفزدہ نہیں ہوتا۔ ہم دہشتگردی کرنے نہیں آئے میں گرفتاری کے لئے تیار ہوں۔ https://t.co/M30fiqd9Di
Earlier, a large contingent of police Sunday arrived to arrest the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shahbaz Gill for moving around in the area with the Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The police said that they came to bring the FC personnel back, for the armed personnel were not allowed to move around in the area.
The police contingent was on the premises of a private cotton ginning factory for the arrest of Shahbaz Gill.
Imran Khan condemns Gill’s arrest
Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has condemned the arrest of party Shahbaz Gill.
In a tweet uploaded on Sunday, Imran Khan said “I strongly condemn the illegal arrest of Shahbaz Gul just to scare the people and to rig the election. These fascist tactics will not prove effective nor will our people refrain from exercising their right to vote. The guardians of the imported government should realize the damage they are causing to our nation.”
محض عوام کوخوفزدہ کرنےاورانتخاب میں دھاندلی کےپیشِ نظرشہبازگل کی غیرقانونی گرفتاری کی شدید مذمت کرتاہوں۔یہ فسطائی حربےمؤثرثابت ہوں گےنہ ہی ہمارےلوگ اپنا حقِ رائےدہی استعمال کرنےسےبازآئیں گے۔امپورٹڈ حکومت کےسرپرستوں کو اس نقصان کااحساس ہوناچاہئیے جو وہ ہماری قوم کوپہنچارہےہیں
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 17, 2022
Reporter: Abrar Rana