Police arrested 38 activists of the outlawed Hizbut Tehrir (HT) group on Friday after it attempted to flout a ban on its activities by staging rallies against the US-led invasion of Iraq. Lahore police arrested about 25 HT activists as they came out of Lohari Gate's Muslim Masjid, shouting anti-US slogans. Karachi police intercepted a Hizb rally outside Nazimabad's Lal Masjid and arrested seven people. "The HT is a banned organisation and no such outfits can be allowed such rallies," police officer Fayyaz Leghari told Daily Times. Six people were arrested in Rawalpindi, while in Peshawar, demonstrators dispersed after police action.