Our Correspondent
Multan
PPP leader Ali Musa Gilani on Wednesday confirmed that he has been arrested by police following a rally ahead of the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) upcoming jalsa, with the party’s chairperson terming the move as the PTI government’s “thuggery.”
The Multan Police “have arrested me and my colleagues”, Ali Musa Gilani told media in a telephonic conversation. “I requested [a copy] of the FIR registered against me but I’m not being provided” one by the police, he added.
The Multan Police, in a statement, said a case was registered against Ali Musa Gilani for holding a rally today despite the ban. “We have nominated 30 leaders of the PPP and the PML-N in the FIR,” they added, noting that at least 50 other unidentified political workers were booked as well.
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly condemned the arrest of Ali Musa Gilani, saying it was “thuggery and bullying by the selected rulers”. “The government now wants to suppress the people’s movement by force,” Bilawal Bhutto added. He said the “regime is scared” and knew that “people stand with democracy not with selected government”, vowing to go ahead with the Nov 30 protest — which he said was “our democratic right”.
