POLICE CRACKDOWN: Hundreds of PTI, JI Workers and Leaders Arrested in Coordinated Raids
Red Zone sealed with containers ahead of JI’s sit-in at D-Chowk,
Islamabad(Staff Reporter/Webdesk);POLICE CRACKDOWN: Hundreds of PTI, JI Workers and Leaders Arrested in Coordinated Raids, In a sweeping crackdown, Pakistani police launched a series of coordinated raids across multiple cities, arresting hundreds of workers and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) parties.
The PTI is holding demonstrations in various cities across the country, including several spots in Lahore, outside the Islamabad Press Club, many locations in Karachi including Clifton and Haideri as well as Quetta’s Metropolitan Corporation Office.
The raids, which began late Wednesday night, targeted key figures and activists in major cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar. The operation was conducted in response to the parties’ announcement of a protest sit-in at Islamabad’s D-Chowk after Friday prayers.
Eyewitnesses reported that police teams, often accompanied by plainclothes personnel, arrived at the homes and offices of PTI and JI leaders, detaining them and taking them away in police vehicles. Many of those arrested were reportedly taken to undisclosed locations.
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The crackdown has sparked widespread condemnation from opposition parties, human rights groups, and civil society organizations, who have denounced the move as an attempt to stifle dissent and suppress political opposition.
“This is a blatant attempt to muzzle the opposition and deny citizens their right to peaceful protest,” said a PTI spokesperson. “We will not be silenced or intimidated.”
JI leaders also condemned the arrests, saying, “The government is trying to crush our democratic rights, but we will continue to resist.”
As the situation continues to unfold, concerns are growing about the safety and well-being of those detained. The government has yet to comment on the exact number of arrests or the charges against those detained.
Earlier,
Authorities in Islamabad have sealed Red Zone by placing containers ahead of the Jamaat-i-Islami sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest today (Friday), Dunya News reported.
The Jamaat-i-Islami is set to hold a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced countrywide protest against recent surge in electricity bills and the rising inflation in the country.
Key intersections in the Red Zone, including D Chowk, Nadra Chowk, and Sarina Chowk, have been sealed with containers.
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