ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Islamabad Police on Tuesday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Information Secretary Andleeb Abbas and PTI’s Lahore President Waleed Iqbal, and once again restored to use extensive tear gas and baton-charge at Kurang road in Islamabad to disperse protesters.
Sources said that the police arrested the PTI Punjab Information Secretary Andleeb Abbas while she was on her way to meet PTI Chief Imran Khan with other party members.
However, later police released Andleeb Abbas.
Lahore in isbd to reach Bani Gala… pic.twitter.com/n4GjaaU4VF
— Andleeb Abbas (@AndleebAbbas) November 1, 2016
Sources said that Kurang road had turned into battlefield as scuffle erupted between the police and PTI workers. The police were using shelling and tear gas to disperse the workers.
Separately, two PTI workers namely Usman and Salman passed away after they were affected in excessive shelling by police last night at motorway in Swabi.
Talking to media, the Law Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imtiaz Shahid said that a FIR would be registered against the federal government over the death of PTI’s worker.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court of Pakistan sought the political parties’ opinion about whether a Commission for Panama Papers investigation to be formed or not. The Court would resume the hearing of Panama Case at 01:00 pm.
In his remarks, the Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali said that the Panama Papers Case would be heard on daily basis.
Following the court’s hearing, the PTI held its consultative meeting in Bani Gala in which according to sources, most of PTI leaders opposed formation of the Commission.
