PTI’s Shahbaz Gill arrested in Islamabad

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Dr Shahbaz Gill has been arrested from Islamabad on Tuesday, GNN reported.  

According to details, Special Assistant to the former Prime Minister Shahbaz Gill was taken into custody outside the residence of party chairman Imran Khan, while a case of 'incitement to rebellion' has been registered against him in the Bani Gala police station. 

Besides other charges, clauses relating to inciting people against the state institutions and their heads were added to the FIR

The news was confirmed by the former Federal Minister Murad Saeed on his official Twitter handle.

"The imported government is in panic," he tweeted.

شہباز گل کو گرفتار کر لیا گیا۔ امپورٹڈ حکومت بوکھلاہٹ کا شکار

— Murad Saeed (@MuradSaeedPTI) August 9, 2022

He added that Shehbaz Gill's assistant was also subjected to physical assault, claiming that Gill has been 'abducted'. 

شہباز گل کی گاڑی پر حملہ آور ہوئے،اسٹنٹ پر تشدد کیا، شہباز گل کو اغوا کر لیا گیا۔ pic.twitter.com/9KBdkAsXGI

— Murad Saeed (@MuradSaeedPTI) August 9, 2022

In the meantime, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that Shahbaz Gill was 'kidnapped' from Banigala chowk by men who came in vehicles without number plates. 

شہباز گل کو بنی گالا چوک سے بغیر نمبر پلیٹ گاڑیوں میں آئے لوگوں نے اغواء کر لیا ہے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 9, 2022