Qasim Suri booked for ‘inciting violence'

Violent protests erupted in Quetta, other parts of Balochistan soon after Imran's arrest

QUETTA:

Former deputy speaker of National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri, provincial minister Mobeen Khilji and other Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) leaders were on Thursday booked for inciting violence. The Police Station Bijli Road in Quetta lodged an FIR against PTI leaders for inciting violence in the provincial capital and other parts of Balochistan.

As per the FIR obtained by The Express Tribune, police accused Suri, Mobeen Khilji and other PTI leaders of inflicting damage to public and private property, blocking roads and burning tyres to disrupt routine life. A senior police official said that so far police have arrested 70 workers and leaders of the former ruling party in Balochistan. All of the arrested PTI workers have been shifted to various police stations for interrogation.

Violent protests erupted in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan soon after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. Addressing a press conference, Munawara Munir, the former MNA of the PTI lashed out at the Balochistan government for what she claimed using force against her party workers.