PTI MPA Arsalan Taj arrested without arrest warrant: Firdous Shamim

• Imran Ismail said government was doing injustice with PTI.
• Other PTI leaders have also condemned the incident.
• Ali Zaidi asked for which crime Arsalan Taj was arrested.

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi on Sunday said police arrest PTI leader MPA Arsalan Taj without an arrest warrant, Bol News reported.

He said this while addressing a press conference in Karachi. He was flanked by PTI leader and former Sindh governor Imran Ismail. Imran Ismail said the provincial government was doing injustice with the PTI through oppressive actions.

Other PTI leaders have also condemned the incident. Ali Zaidi asked for which crime Arsalan Taj was arrested. He also queried if permission was taken from the Sindh Assembly speaker for his arrest.

Police arrested Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Karachi General Secretary Arsalan Taj in the wee hours of Sunday, Bol News reported.

The PTI has confirmed the arrest. The PTI Karachi spokesperson said MPA Arsalan Taj was arrested from his residence. “Police officials entered house of Arsalan Taj in plain clothes. They sabotaged the house hold items,” he said.

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Condemning the arrest, the spokesperson apprised that police had come in three mobile vans. Bol News has obtained CCTV footage of the PTI leader’s house which clearly shows presence of police personnel.

On the other hand, police carried out raid at house of PTI MNA Raja Azhar as well. In a statement, Raja Azhar said police officials were present outside his house and harassing his family members. He alleged that police entered his house without warrant.

“Under which law police have come to my house. Police have thrice come to my house since last night,” he said.