ISLAMABAD:
Three alleged workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) were arrested for manhandling a police official on Wednesday evening.
According to police sources, Raja Khurram Nawaz — who introduced himself as PTI’s potential National Assembly candidate from Islamabad — along with Saeedur Rehman and Amir Mughal were arrested after they entered the Aabpara Police Station, demanding the release of their colleague, Muhammad Ehtesham.
Ehtesham was arrested earlier during the day for damaging public property during recent riots over a sacrilegious film.
The three men insisted that Ehtesham was arrested illegally. However, the officer on duty, Head Constable Muhammad Fayyaz, said he does not have the authority to release the suspect. “This infuriated the PTI members, who tore the official’s uniform,” said a police official.
PTI Spokesperson Shafqat Mehmood, however, denied having any knowledge about the incident. “We have a very large membership and I don’t know who these men are,” he said. The suspects will be produced before the court on Thursday.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2012.
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Shame on you (three PTI members), you are using PTI name for these shameful activity.
A simply google search gives plenty of hits of Raja Khurram Nawaz. I am surprised that PTI spokesperson Shafqat Mehmood is such a bhola not to know who he is. PTI will soon InshAllah turn into a Kings party like the PML-Q. Kudos to Mr. Z for his politicking and manoeuvring.
Dr. Alvi i hope you come back to dentistry. You are better dentist than a politician :)
Change? Eh...Pity for PTI