Over 20 PTM activists arrested in Islamabad

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Police arrested PTM activists outside National Press Club where they gathered to protest Arman Loni's death. — File photo
Police arrested PTM activists outside National Press Club where they gathered to protest Arman Loni's death. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: More than two dozen activists of the Pakhtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) were arrested outside the National Press Club here on Tuesday, police said.

A PTM gathering comprising over 60 persons had assembled at the press club in the afternoon to stage a protest over the death of party’s senior member Arman Loni. He was allegedly killed during a sit-in in Loralai.

During the protest, the area was cordoned off by the police and over two dozen protesters were apprehended while a large number of PTM members escaped. Police said the arrested PTM members were taken to a police station.

Published in Dawn, February 6th, 2019

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