Police in Lahore and Peshawar on Saturday detained at least 48 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activists who were protesting against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.
The PTI workers took to streets shortly after the trial court hearing the Toshakhana case declared the PTI chief guilty and sentenced him to three years in jail.
The PTI workers were arrested by police outside Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore, where they were gathering to express solidarity with the former premier.
Police transferred 33 protesting workers including two women in vans to various police stations. The workers were not even allowed to hold a peaceful demonstration outside Khan’s Zaman Park residence.
Sources said that the police were instructed to promptly apprehend any PTI workers seen protesting across the city.
In Peshawar, the police detained 15 protesting workers, who had gathered near Pir Zakari Flyover, under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order.
The police launched a crackdown on the workers who subsequently dispersed after the onslaught from the law enforcers.
