FAISALABAD, Nov 14: Punjab PPP President Shah Mehmood Qureshi and three other party leaders, Dr Asad Moazam, Hassan Murtaza and Raja Riaz Ahmed, were arrested in Rajewala on Wednesday.
The news of their arrest sparked protests by PPP workers. Seven policemen and a number of protesters were injured when PPP workers pelted baton-charging policemen with rocks.
Before his arrest, Mr Qureshi addressed a press conference at the party’s divisional office in Rajewala.
He declared that his party would continue the struggle against the government till the emergency was lifted, Provisional Constitution Order revoked and the sacked judges reinstated.
