Islamabad: Police said they had arrested more than 147 supporters of protest leaders overnight in Punjab (province) in a crackdown ahead of widening demonstrations in the capital.
Opposition leader Imran Khan (Chairman of PTI) and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri (Chairman of PTA) have led more than 10,000 of supporters from Punjab (province) to Islamabad (Capital) in a bid to bring down Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister), whom they accuse of rigging elections and corruption.
Rana Hussain (Inspector in the central town of Sargodha) said that, “Police in Punjab, Pakistan’s wealthiest and most populous province, arrested 147 supporters of Imran Khan (Chairman of PTI) and Tahir ul-Qadri (Chairman of PTA) overnight to prevent them joining the protests in Islamabad” .
Pakistan Arrests 147 in Punjab Towns as Protests in Capital Continue
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