ISLAMABAD According to updates posted by the opposition party on its official X handle, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is holding protest demonstrations across the nation to demand the release of party founder Imran Khan, who finished his two-year prison sentence on August 5 (today), despite a ban on public gatherings in twin cities.
According to PTI sources, police in Lahore arrested at least 300 of its activists during overnight searches. The PTI leaders claimed that police were conducting raids to arrest party leaders and workers.
Zulfikar Bukhari was quoted by AFP as saying that at least seven Punjab Assembly members were also taken into custody in Lahore.
However, in the evening, the PTI legislators were freed by the police.
