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Massive police crackdown, arrests in Lahore

LAHORE: As Pakistan’s “Azadi March” Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) approached, Punjab police launched a vigorous crackdown and made a series of arrests of key activists and leaders of in party.
In addition to repression, the police blocked all entries and exits. points of provincial metropolis, leaving city practically reduce off from rest of the country. On the other hand, the police also fired dead during yesterday’s raid.
ARRESTS IN PUNJAB
The Punjab police raided last night. various places in Lahore in arrest PTI managers and employees, while former provincial law minister Raja Basharat said in his video statement against police raids, what’s his house at night, a search was carried out, the employees were harassed.
Basharat said that the raid on house late in the night was “illegal and unethical”, and these tactics could not influence the zeal of PTI executives and employees for ‘real freedom march.
According to PTI sources, police also made a raid on house of PTI Youth Leader Hafiz Tanvir in Lahore. However, Hafiz was not there. in in house at that time.
Police also made a raid on house of former provincial minister Mian Mahmudur Rashid, but he was not there. The police had left after a thorough search of in house.
On the other hand, Rashid, during a conversation with media said it was final meeting in house of Hammad Azhar for departure from Lahore with a reference to the Azadi March and during the meeting, someone shouted that the police had arrived, so he had to hide in pantry for half hour.
When the police raided Hammad’s residence at the time, other leaders, including former health minister Yasmine Rashid were also present time in his house. Yasim Rashid protested on road along with party workers and arranged a sit-in in middle of road.
Rashid’s video of protest went viral on social media and Twitter criticized government for victimization of opposition leaders.
Meanwhile, Punjab Assembly member Sadiya Sohail said she was raided by 15 police officers. house and insulted women, adding that the police did not show any order. The police conducted a search house and, on them way They also took her official vehicle.
house of Tariq Mahmudul Hasan, special assistant former prime minister and leader of PTI, was also raided, but he was not there. house.
The police conducted a search house of PTI Founding Member Malik Ishtiak in Lahore, but failed to arrest his.
PTI leader Musarat Jamshed Cheema convicted arrest of IPA Rashida khanum and stated that the police dragged Rashida khanum into car. According to Cheem, the police showed disrespect for the elderly woman.
In addition, the police searched house of PTI leader Yasser Gilani and his family allegedly the police tried to break into the main gate of in house and pursued children and women in in house.
house of PTI leader Mehr Naimullah Taj was also raided in Chungi Amar Sidhu. Mr. Taj later claimed that the police insulted family members and beat employees.
Police also has reached house of Farrukh Javed, former PTI information secretary but Farrukh ran out of in house through back a door.
Former provincial minister Mian Aslam Iqbal house was searched by the police and brother Afzal Iqbal was taken into custody while Iqbal claimed that the police also tortured him brother.
family of Malik Mohammad Zahir, a local PTI leader, said Zahir was arrested during the raid. PTI activists, including Matib and Khaliq, were also arrested at the Upper Mall while the police were conducting a search house of MPA Malik Nadeem Abbas Bara.
Sources in good condition in The Punjab police informed this scribe that the target list of PTI workers including Lahore included 2076 workers and total of 1,260 PTI workers from across the province, including Lahore, were arrested in connection with maintenance. of public order [MPO] Workers and leaders of sections 16 and 61 were arrested within 16 hours only from Lahore.
They are also reported 48 workers from Sheikhupura, 20 from Kasur, 20 from Nankana Sahib, 65 from Sahiwal, 12 from Okara, 16 from Pakpattan, 64 from Faisalabad, 31 from Jhang, 23 from Toba Tek Singh and 19 workers from Chiniot.
Similarly, 18 workers from Gujranwala, 10 from Sialkot, 20 from Narowal, 8 from Gujarat, 31 from Mandi Bahauddin, 2 from Hafizabad, 66 from Rawalpindi. division197 from Sargodha division32 from Bahawalpur division183 from D.G. Hana division and 314 workers from Multan. division were arrested.
Sources also said riot control equipment was distributed in 35 police stations of Lahore and riot control force personnel have also were assigned to police stations.
However force has been sent with tear gas and riot control gear. So were protective shields, helmets and sticks also handed over to Lahore police personnel.
They are added that police officers were given strict instructions not to allow protesters gather anywhere in in city. The police have raised the alert in Lalak Yang Chowk, Liberty Chowk, Shahdara and other districts and police personnel in in civilian clothes also was deployed on roads. Meanwhile ten prisoners vehicles we also deployed on roads of in city.
In addition, protesters will be moved to jail immediately after arrest and arrest warrants have been issued for one month each, while senior inspectors of Lahore Police and capable SHOs have also the task was set of arrest main leadership of Those PTI.
POLICE CONStable SHOT SHOT
The man opened fire on cop from the roof last the night the police searched house in Model city for arrest PTI employees. However, the bullet hit Constable Kamal Ahmed. in chest and he died on place.
DIG Lahore Police Chaudhry Soheil while talking to media said that during a police raid, PTI officers broke the law and PC Kamal was shot at from a rooftop. of a house.
According to him, the police detained the owner of in house and his son on charge of firing and the weapons confiscated from them.
FIR filed on the police statement said that the police had carried out a search house on in issue of Lease law. During the operation, the defendant named Sajid fired a bullet from the roof of in house which hit constable.
Meanwhile, PML-Q leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on martyrdom of punjab police official said he was a martyr of which? Did the police go arrest robber?
Punjab police reacted strongly to the allegation of Elahi on the tortured constable and press secretary of Punjab Police during the release of the video clip of Elahi said in a statement that the police personnel make sacrifices day and night in in performance of their responsibilities.
However, former prime minister Imran Khan speaking at a press conference in Peshawar on Tuesday, regretted over in death but called it a self-defense incident.
“If somebody house a forcible search is carried out at night, that is, danger of such incidents happen,” Khan said.
POLICE PATROL AND CLOSURE OF ENTRANCES AND EXITS
AT view of long march of PTI, Punjab Police Continued Patrols in different areas of in city, main highways, bazaars and streets. Large contingent of The Lahore Police were also deployed outside Lahore Press Club, where PTI management was to hold a press conference. However, the barricades were set up in various places along the Mall Road and vehicles searched in many places.
government sealed off in the cityexit on bridge over the Ravi River to span the Long March participants. The road to the Ravi Bridge was closed with heavy containers, while the old Ravi Bridge was already closed for Heavy traffic. Similarly, there was the Saggian Bridge. also closed with tractor carts on the way leading to the motorway from the Babu Sabu interchange was also closed and roads leading to the motorway from the Moscow Ring Road were partially open.
However, motorway sources said that the M3 and M4 motorways in Faisalabad was closed for the duration of the movement on highway from Lahore to Islamabad also closed.
Sources also said containers were placed at all interchanges. of highway and police were deployed.
Interchange Jaranwala and Samundari on The M3 motorway was closed and the Aminpur, Sahiyanwala and Deputatwala interchange on The M4 motorway is also was closed.
Similarly, the M4 motorway from Multan to Lahore was closed from the Abdul Hakim Interchange and containers were placed. on Bridge over the Chenab River in Gujarat.
The containers were set up in Sadhoki on gt road in Gujranwala. In Sargodha, the containers were set up at Salim Interchange to stop PTI workers, however food trucks and citizens arriving from overseas were allowed to enter the motorway.
However, Islamabad-Kohat Road was closed. with containers in Khushal Garh and Mankor post.
Lahore – Islamabad public transport suspended
On the other side, public transport from Lahore to Islamabad was also partially closed due to a long march.
According to a survey conducted by Pakistan Today, passenger buses and vans stopped at most bus stops. in provincial capital.
Munir Mian, a carrier at the Lahore bus terminal, reported that in fact many passenger buses were stopped in Tuesday morning, Punjab Transport Department. on suspicion of booking a long march. Moreover, a large number of passengers were seen near the Thokar Niaz Baig bus stop and the Niazi bus stop due to a traffic blockade.
SECTION 144 IN PUNJAB
Meanwhile, article 144 was also imposed by Punjab government in provinces to stop the long march. Press conference speech here in Lahore, PML-N leader Ata Tarar said Punjab government decided to introduce Article 144 in consultation with allies, which will be implemented immediately.
Tarar also criticized former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying “He wants chaos in country and wants to bring down body. he is hiding in Peshawar. If he has the courage, come to Lahore and lead march, he said.
EXAMS ARE CANCELLED
Meanwhile, the enrollment papers are scheduled for tomorrow [Wednesday] in Lahore and Rawalpindi were canceled due to the long march.
According to the representative of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BIES) Lahore Exam of Pakistani enrollment has been canceled and the reissue date will be announced later, while the class IX exam is scheduled for start on 26 of May.
On the other hand, the report on Pak research, which was carried out in Rawalpindi yesterday [Wednesday] It has also was cancelled.
According to Punjab Higher Education, next the date of canceled documents will announced relevant board.
Department of Examinations of the Punjab University also postponed all scheduled examinations for May 25th. press secretary for Punjab University stated that new the date for May 25th exams announced after.
CLOSURE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONY SERVICES
Sources in Punjab Home Ministry reported that mobile telephone connection will shut down for 350 seats in Punjab in view long march. However, in concerning, Chief Minister Punjab has also approved the closure of mobile telephone service in proposed points.

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