‘Raids being conducted to thwart PTI protest’

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf claims Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has given the IG police a task to conduct raids in Faisalabad division (to arrest workers) ahead of the party’s protest plan for Friday (today).

“The PTI will hold a protest demonstration in Faisalabad as well as all other districts in the province,” asserted PTI Central Punjab general secretary Hammad Azhar.

The PTI will hold protests in collaboration with five opposition parties.

Meanwhile, speaking to the media at the ATC on Thursday, incarcerated PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid said only PML-N leaders enter into deals for their release from jails and asserted the PTI would not enter into any deal.

“PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah should not suggest that we enter into a deal,” she said and added, “Our leader will not enter into any deal”.

Dr Rashid said the prosecution was not letting the court proceed on bail applications, which were lying pending for several months.

As PTI leader Sanam Javed was also produced in the court, Dr Rashid said Sanam and Aliya Hamza had become a symbol of resistance as they faced all atrocities and did not give in to pressure.

Another incarcerated leader Senator Ejaz Chaudhry told the media at the ATC that he was being denied to attend the session of the Upper House.