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Pakistan protests: PTI’s Shireen Mazari, Yasmin Rashid arrested

Protests in Pakistan over former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest. [Photo: Twitter/PTI]

The police crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders shows no signs of slowing down as senior PTI leaders Dr Shireen Mazari and Dr Yasmin Rashid were arrested by police in raids carried out in Islamabad and Lahore, Geo News reported.

The report quoting officials said that Islamabad police raided Shireen Mazari’s house during the early hours of Friday. Her arrest comes after a series of arrests of several other PTI leaders, including Imran Khan Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ali Mohammad Khan, and Senator Ejaz Chaudhry.

All of these leaders other than Imran Khan were arrested under section three of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).

According to a PTI statement, former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has also been arrested.

PTI leader Andaleeb Abbas said that the former minister was hiding to avoid arrest.

“Police had taken her close family members into custody two days ago but her husband was released after his health deteriorated. Her brother-in-law is still in police custody.

There are a number of cases filed against Dr Yasmin Rashid including that of an attack on Lahore Corps Commander’s residence.

Meanwhile, the report quoting sources said that PTI leaders Khusro Baktiar, Afzal Sahi and Bilal Basra have also been rounded up and shifted to Lahore’s Sarwar Road Police Station.

Earlier, in a major legal victory for PTI on Thursday, Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case has been declared “illegal” by the Supreme Court on May 11, and authorities have been instructed to release him “immediately”.

The apex court has sent the PTI chief to the Police Lines Guest House, allowing him to spend the night with his family and close freinds.

The court has also ordered Khan to appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by tomorrow, which is the same court that previously declared his arrest to be legal.

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