PTI resents police torture on arrested worker

Omar Ayub demanded that a case should be registered against the Punjab police chief

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Sunday, one of its arrested worker was subjected to police torture in Lahore, which led to his hospitalisation in critical condition.

PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub said in a post on X that party activist Ahmed Shah, who was arrested on Saturday during the PTI’s protest in Lahore, was tortured in police custody, after which the Lahore police took him to a hospital.

The Lahore police later said in a statement that Shah was taken to the hospital after complaining that he was ill at the police station, adding that he underwent a CT scan t the hospital and his the report came back as normal.

Ayub demanded that a case should be registered against the Punjab police chief. The police said that a first information report (FIA) had been registered and investigation would be conducted on merit, stressing that the police would ensure the safety of citizens' lives and property.

Separately, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan said that the alleged torture of Shah in police custody was criminal and intolerable. He added that the PTI would not allow any more lawlessness against its workers and will take all possible legal steps against it.