Another case lodged against PTI chief Imran Khan

According to FIR, PTI Chairman and others have been involved in the violation of Section 144.

Another case lodged against PTI chief Imran Khan. Another case on Tuesday registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Aabpara Police Station.

According to the police, a case of violation of Section 144 has been registered against the former prime minister, while 17 PTI leaders have also been named in the case. Murad Saeed, Fawad Chaudhry, Faisal Javed, Asad Umar, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Nawaz Awan, Sheikh Rashid and others have been nominated in the case.

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According to FIR, PTI Chairman and others have been involved in the violation of Section 144. PTI leaders and about 1,000 people blocked the road, while Imran and PTI leaders also used loudspeakers, the FIR said.

A case has been registered against Imran Khan in the complaint of ASI of Islamabad Police.

While PTI leaders fired off warnings in the early hours of Monday, saying their leader would be a “red line”, as reports of Imran Khan’s imminent arrest made the rounds.

The development came after the PTI chief was booked under Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (punishment for acts of terrorism) regarding his comments at his Islamabad rally on Saturday.

A Twitter trend quickly gained traction, gathering 140,000 retweets at the time of this report saying: “Imran Khan hamari red line”.

A number of supporters converged on Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence in solidarity with their leader.