SIALKOT
The police have arrested 65 activists of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) during a massive crackdown here in a bid to thwart their plan for going to Islamabad to welcome their leader Dr Tahirul Qadari.
On the other hand, most of the local PAT leaders and activists have gone underground to avoid arrest.
PAT Sialkot district President Rashid Mehmood Bajwa told the newsmen by telephone that the police had arrested 65 party workers and local leaders from Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial, Uggoki, Head Marala, Pasrur, Badiana,Chawinda and surroundings.
While the arrested PTI workers and local leaders are included Malik Saifullah, Malik Yasir Awan, Ch Younas Gujjar, Ahmed Khan, Mian Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Ashraf Dogar, Muhammad Tariq, Malik Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Arshad, Mian Jehangir, Mehar Ali, Nasir Butt, Waseem Jutt, Haji Muhammad Jamil, Mian Muhammad Safdar, Waheed Ansari and Nasir Mehmood.