PML-N workers protest against arrest of Shahbaz

PESHAWAR: The activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday took out a protest rally to condemn arrest of the party president and leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif, by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The rally culminated in a protest meeting outside the Peshawar Press Club where the activists of the PML-N blocked the Sher Shah Suri Road for quite some time for traffic.

The protesters burnt tyres on the road and set party flag of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on fire. They were raising slogans against the government. The rally was led by PML-N additional general secretary Ikhtiar Wali Khan, member provincial assembly (MPA) Subia Khan and party president Sifatullah, Arbaba Khizer Hayat and Farukh Khan advocate.

Speaking on the occasion, the PML-N leaders vowed to continue their struggle till the release of the party central president. They also demanded the NAB to initiate action against the PTI leaders against whom the watchdog agency was carrying out investigation.

LAHORE: Civil Lines police have registered an FIR against MNA Waheed Alam, MPA Mian Marghoob and 140 unidentified activities of PML-N on blocking The Mall and chanting slogans against National Accountability Bureau and government in a protest over the arrest of former Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The case has been registered under 16-MPO, 290 and 291 of PPC on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Afzal Virk. The accused persons had blocked The Mall near Regal Chowk on Friday.

The protest caused inconvenience to the road users as traffic flow remained halted for over three hours. The accused persons are at large.