PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan and others arrested

Islamabad:  Following the arrest of PTI MNA Sher Afzal Marwat, Islamabad Police have apprehended party chairman Barrister Gohar Khan outside the Parliament House, while party leader Shoib Shaheen was detained from his residence.

The police have prepared a list of more PTI leaders who are expected to be arrested for allegedly violating the newly enacted law on public gatherings during the PTI rally held on Sunday.

Before the crackdown, the administration had deployed heavy police contingents around the Parliament and closed all entry and exit routes to the Red Zone from D-Chowk, Nadra Chowk, Serena, and Marriott, with the exception of Margalla Road.

As Marwat and MNA Ali Muhammad Khan exited the Parliament House, police swiftly arrested Marwat.

A scuffle ensued between the police and Marwat's security guards, resulting in one of the guards being taken into custody.

MNA Ali Muhammad Khan, however, was not detained by the police.

According to the police, Marwat's arrest was due to violations of regulations under the new Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Bill, 2024.

The federal capital police have also indicated that PTI leaders Omar Ayub Khan and Zartaj Gul Wazir, along with Hammad Azhar, Zain Qureshi, Kanwal Shauzab, Seemabia Tahir, Naeem Haider Panjutha, Amir Mughal, and Khalid Khursheed, are also slated for arrest.