Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders have been booked for allegedly delivering anti-state speeches and inciting people against the state.
According to details, 28 leaders of the PTI including Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh, MNAs Shehryar Afridi, and Shandana Gulzar were booked on the charges of sedition, inciting the public, and spreading chaos.
The case was registered at the Bostan police station on the complaint of Levies officer Abdul Ghani. PTI Balochistan chapter leaders Sherief Tokhi, Abdul Bari Kakar, Jahangir Rind, Mir Ashfaq, Nawabzada Sharif, Moazzam Buut, Mahwish Janjua, Abdul Bari, Khurshid Ahmed, Rahim Kakar, Ateeq Kakar, and others have also been named in the FIR, reports a news channel.
The authorities concerned had ordered the removal of anti-state wall chalking within the limits of the police station.
According to the FIR, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf wrote anti-state slogans after the party held a meeting at the residence of Ateeq Khan
The FIR’s text read that all leaders made inciting speeches against the state and institutions, which falls under the category of sedition, inciting the public, and spreading chaos.
The police said that an investigation has been initiated against the accused.