Jail Bharo Tehreek gains momentum as PTI leaders surrender to police

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including Vice-Pesident Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Central General Secretary, former Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Senator Azam Swati and Muhammad Madni presented themselves to the police. 

On Tuesday, surrendered himself before the police hours after the party started its prison movement. 

مرکزی سیکرٹری جنرل اسد عمر ، سابق گورنر پنجاب عمر سرفراز چیمہ، سینیٹر اعظم سواتی، محمد مدنی کو بھی گرفتار کر لیا گیا#جیل_بھرو_خوف_کے_بت_توڑو pic.twitter.com/ekyW2C97bi

— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 22, 2023

The Imran Khan-led party commenced their ‘Jail Bharo’ drive from Lahore today.

In the first phase, 200 workers including party central leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, former Punjab Governor Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Senator Waleed Iqbal, former provincial minister Murad Ras were directed to surrender before the police.

Shah Mehmood said that if the Lahore police did not arrest him, he would go to Multan for detention.

آپکو گھبراہٹ کس چیز کی ہے؟ توڑ پھوڑ، گھیراؤ جلاؤ کی ہماری سیاست نہیں ہے، الیکشن آپ نہیں کروانے دیتے، بنیادی حقوق آپ سلب کرنا چاہتے ہیں، پی ٹی آئی شاہ محمود قریشی

#جیل_بھرو_خوف_کے_بت_توڑو

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— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 22, 2023

According to the PTI spokesperson, the leaders and workers will stage a protest at Mall Road Charing Cross if the government refuses to arrest them.

 On the other hand, the Punjab provincial government had imposed Section 144 for a week around Mall Road, Main Boulevard Gulberg and Civil Secretariat. Under the section, protests and sit-ins had been banned on major locations.

It is pertinent to note that in the meeting of the governing body of the PTI Central Punjab Wing on Tuesday (February 21), a detailed consideration was given to the ‘Jail Bharo’ Movement, while the President of Lahore Sheikh Imtiaz Mahmood gave a detailed briefing to the participants to make it successful.

It was decided in the meeting that a ceremony will be held at the party office in honor of the senior leaders and workers who will give arrests on the occasion of the initiation of the movement, Dr. Yasmin Rashid will reach Charing Cross along with the leaders and workers.