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35 lawyers, political activists arrested
Police on Monday arrested another 35 lawyers and political workers from different parts of the federal capital. Since imposition of emergency on Saturday night, the security agencies started rounding up prominent politicians, lawyers and social activists. So far 78 people have been arrested in Islamabad in the ongoing crackdown. A senior police official told Daily Times that the capital police had arrested around 20 lawyers, including Abdur Rasheed, additional secretary Supreme Court executive body, and Jahanzeb Khan Jadoon, Rashid Awan, Malik Azam, members of the executive body, from Islamabad. He said a number Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) workers had also been arrested from different parts of the federal capital.Posted by: Fred 2007-11-06 |
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