LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has Wednesday suspended its election rally and sought workers’ “peaceful” return after the Punjab government arrested several party supports for violating CrPC Section 144.
The party workers and supporters were taken into custody from the Zaman Park area where PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s residence is located, after the Punjab Home Department imposed Section 144 — banning public rallies ahead of the PTI’s election campaign and Aurat March, which were planned for today.
In a statement, PTI senior leader Hammad Azhar blamed the Punjab caretaker government and the Centre for seeking “chaos” and said that despite the polls’ schedule being announced, the party was not allowed for electioneering.
“I am telling all my workers to return home peacefully. They want us to resort to chaos, but we will not let them succeed,” he added.
The former energy minister said that the police fired tear gas shells at workers in some places they are still doing the same.
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