Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf president and MP Barrister Gauhar Khan has been arrested. He was arrested from the National Assembly on Monday.
A day earlier, PTI activists and leaders had held a rally in Islamabad and demanded the release of Imran Khan from jail. According to a report by Pakistani newspaper Dawn, a police official confirmed that PTI leaders Barrister Gohar, Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and others from outside Parliament on Monday night in Islamabad. Police arrested.
Islamabad Police spokesperson Jawad Taqi told the newspaper that Marwat, Shoaib Shaheen and Barrister Gohar have been arrested. The PTI condemned the arrest of party president Barrister Gohar as 'illegal'. The party said, 'This is a shameful moment for the entire Parliament.
This should be considered a direct attack on democracy in Pakistan. The Speaker of the National Assembly should be ashamed of himself for allowing such an insult to Parliament.
Pakistan has slipped further into undeclared martial law, PTI said. Pakistan's Information Minister Atta Tarar said on Monday that any decision on the military trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan would be taken on the merits of the case.
Imran's party staged a show of strength on Sunday, demanding his immediate release and criticizing the government for the crackdown on the party. Police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.SS1MS
