Pakistan
Police raid Farrukh Habib’s in-laws to arrest him
The PTI has condemned the police officials for harassing the family members of Farrukh Habib.
Lahore: The Punjab police raided the house of his in laws of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Farrukh Habib in a bid to arrest him and stop him from taking part in the public gathering at Minar-e-Pakistan on Saturday.
PTI also issued a statement and said that the police officials harassed Farrukh Habib’s family members as they failed to arrest him from his in-laws’ residence.
The police operation continued yesterday night in different cities.
According to the details, PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the party workers were being arrested ahead of Minar-e-Pakistan Rally.
He stated that the police are conducting raids and arresting PTI leaders and 1800 PTI workers have been arrested so far but he urged them to avoid violation and not take the law in their hands.
He said that despite the Lahore High Court orders to hold political gatherings the government has placed containers in different parts of the city to create hurdles for PTI workers.
Punjab police conducting raids to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and local leaders.