Senior Pakistan Tehreek e Insad leader Salman Akram Raja has been arrested in provincial capital Lahore on Saturday as Imran Khan’s party staged protest against alleged election rigging.
Raja was held along with several other party workers. A heavy contingent of police was deployed in Islamabad and Lahore ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest against alleged rigging in elections on Saturday.’
A social media post shared by PTI social media handle shows Lahore police taking away senior Supreme Court Lawyer in Lahore while protesting against election rigging. The former ruling party called it ‘extremely shameful and disgusting act’ and called for his immediate release.
Senior Supreme Court Lawyer Salman Akram Raja Arrested in Lahore while protesting against election rigging.
Extremely shameful and disgusting act!
He must be immediately released!pic.twitter.com/DptSpAMTZz— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 17, 2024
Protests erupted across Pakistan, as supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take to the streets, alleging widespread electoral fraud in the recently concluded general elections of 2024.
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