HYDERABAD, Nov 16: Police continued to arrest PPP activists here on Friday for violation of section 144 CrPC. The Cantonment police arrested eight activists of PPP from outside the local press club after they were released from the central prison in a similar case earlier.

Khair Mohammad Mirani, Muqtadar Ali, Dilbar Ali, Khadim Hussain Rind, Ahmed Shah Pathan, Naveed Ali, Bahadur Khan and Saqlain Ali and several others were returning with local party leaders Ghulam Rasool Kalhoro and Siraj, who were arrested two days ago by Cantonment police for protesting house arrest of Benazir Bhutto and violating section 144 CrPC. They were released from prison earlier in the day.

As the activists gathered outside the press club and raised pro-Bhutto slogans, a contingent of police present there arrested eight of them.

Makki Shah police arrested five activists of Awami Tehrik including Kaleem Bagrani, Khair Mohammad Otho, Haji Otho, Maula Bux Khaskheli and Pir Dino Khaskheli as they came out of civil courts after staging a protest demonstration within the court premises.

Five PPP activists were arrested from Sakrand and were sent to jail by the civil judge and Judicial Magistrate-I Sakrand. Five other activists arrested from Nawabshah were released on bail here on Friday.

In Larkana, five slogan chanting workers of Awami Tehrik were picked up by the police from Pakistan Chowk. They included Iqrar Chandio, Nadir Chandio, Abdullah Chandio, Ayaz Chandio and Hubdar Chandio.

They were whisked away by the police to the Market police station. The AT had chalked out a strategy to court arrest daily in different cities and town of Sindh.

Meanwhile, PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto talked to Larkana leadership of the party and asked it to be prepared for a lengthy protest drive. Competent sources told Dawn that she also advised the leadership in Larkana to avoid unnecessary arrests and get ready for a sustained struggle. She directed the leadership to take proper care of the imprisoned workers and provide them legal assistance.

In Mirpurkhas, five Awami Tehrik activists courted arrest. Soomar Brohi, Ghulam Mustafa, Roshan Kaloi, Dodo Bheel and Mohan staged demonstration on M.A. Jinnah road out side the district and sessions court. They were picked up by the police and lodged a case against them under section 144 CrPC.