LAHORE: After dozens of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers were arrested in Lahore allegedly for violent protests, party leader Latif Khosa vowed that they would continue to hold demonstrations until their “Mandate” is not given to them.

Talking to media here, PTI leader Khosa said they had only one demand of conducting an audit of election results. Government could move on, if mandate was restored, he maintained.

He demanded release of PTI founder, leaders, especially female leaders and workers. Claiming that police had assaulted PTI’s workers, Khosa stressed that party would continue its protests to uphold people’s right to self-govern and elect their representatives.

“I will register an FIR against them for kidnapping. We’ll see how this government can run,” he said referring to police’s arrest of PTI workers as abduction.

He asked police to tell on whose order they were carrying out action against political activists. Veteran politician apprised that he also went to police station where he was made to sit for six hours in station house officer’s room.

He said case was lodged against PTI’s Salman Akram Raja for blocking road, which he denied was case saying they only held peaceful protest. He asked authorities to show surveillance camera footage if arteries were blocked.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 12 2024

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