{"id":35354,"date":"2023-12-14T11:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ptis-sher-afzal-marwat-reportedly-arrested-in-lahore-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:25:08","slug":"ptis-sher-afzal-marwat-reportedly-arrested-in-lahore-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ptis-sher-afzal-marwat-reportedly-arrested-in-lahore-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI’s Sher Afzal Marwat reportedly arrested in Lahore | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat has reportedly been arrested from outside the Lahore High Court (LHC).<\/p>\n

Marwat, senior vice president of the party, was leaving from the high court after attending a lawyers\u2019 convention when a heavy contingent of police took him into custody.<\/p>\n

As per reports, he is being taken to the Mozang police station.<\/p>\n

Last week, the PTI leader alleged an attempted \u201cabduction<\/a>\u201d by K-P police while en route to Gulabad near Chakdara for a party convention scheduled in Bajaur.<\/p>\n

Marwat claimed that the police made a concerted effort to ‘abduct’ him as he was entering Gulabad, with approximately 300 heavily equipped officers allegedly involved in the incident.<\/p>\n

Read<\/strong>\u00a0PTI’s Sher Afzal Marwat, other booked for violating sec 144<\/a><\/p>\n

However, following an uproar from the workers present, the police subsequently released him and instructed them to leave the area.<\/p>\n

This development followed the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Marwat and PTI workers for organising a worker’s convention in Swabi on December 3.<\/p>\n

Authorities charged 21 local PTI leaders and others for violating Section 144. Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1898 empowers the district administration to impose a complete ban on any form of unlawful or unauthorised gathering, rally, assembly, protest, or gathering of more than five people.<\/p>\n

Marwat had secured protective bail from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in two cases previously.<\/p>\n

In October, a case was filed against him in K-P for allegedly provoking the public against state institutions through social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n