PTI leader Junaid Akbar arrested during Gilgit-Baltistan election campaign

Gilgit Baltistan: PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar Khan was arrested during the election campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan.

According to details, Junaid Akbar Khan was taken into custody by Gilgit-Baltistan Police at the Henzel area while he was visiting Gilgit-Baltistan in connection with the election campaign. He said that he was told he did not have an NOC and was asked to leave Gilgit.

Police officials stated that PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Junaid Akbar had been arrested along with his companions from the Henzel area.

According to the police, Junaid Akbar and his associates will be expelled from Gilgit-Baltistan.

Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that the arrest of Junaid Akbar and preventing him from participating in the election campaign was condemnable and amounted to pre-poll rigging.

In his statement, Barrister Gohar said that people should be allowed to travel freely across the country, adding that denying political space in Gilgit-Baltistan would harm democracy.

He further stated that the Election Commission should provide equal opportunities for election campaigning to all parties.