JHANG, March 11: Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan’s central vice-president Sheikh Hakim Ali was arrested from Jhang Saddar and shifted to some unknown place on Monday afternoon.

Hakim Ali was wanted by the police in several cases of different nature.

City circle DSP Farooq Ahmad Khan spotted the former Punjab minister when he entered the mela ground, Mai Heer, to watch the tent pegging contest being held there in connection with the annual spring festival.

The DSP arrested Sheikh Hakim after consulting his high-ups on wireless.