ISLAMABAD: As all ma­­jor political parties step up their election campai­gn in Gilgit-Baltistan ahead of the June 7 election, the GB police stopped multiple PTI leaders, incl­uding Secretary General Sal­m­­an Akram Raja, in Diamer and turned them back.

In a statement posted on X, Mr Raja said the po­­lice stopped him, Shaukat Basra, Zaheer Babar, and Naeem Panjutha in Jal po­­lice limits, and prevented them from proceeding.

“The DSP informed us that my name had been specifically listed in their records. Subsequently, we and our colleagues from the Insaf Student Fede­ra­tion were surroun­ded by police vehicles and forcibly escorted out of the province,” he claimed.

“These actions represent an attempt to restrict our constitutional right to free movement and political activity. Such measures cannot suppress the voice of the people or their democratic aspirations. The nation has already made its decision: it stands with Imran Khan and the cause of freedom,” the PTI leader posted.

Mr Raja told Dawn that they travelled to GB by road because the authorities had stopped Asad Qai­ser from flying to the region.

“When we reached the area of the Jal police station in Diamer district, we were stopped by the police. The police officer was already aware that I was going to GB. They told us that they have got orders that we are not allowed to go to GB. I asked them who had given the orders, but they said you can understand who has given us these orders,” he said. Mr Raja said the police escorted them to the Babusar Top.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2026