LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested from his residence in the wee hours on Wednesday for threatening the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
A case against the PTI leader was lodged at Kohsar police station Islamabad at the complaint of the ECP.
The PTI leader has been booked under sections 153-A (promotion of enmity between groups), 506 (criminal intimidation), 505 (statement conducing to public mischief) and 124-A (sedition) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The first information report (FIR) said that the arrest was made as Chaudhry used threatening language against the commission.
The FIR stated that Chaudhary said that the status of the election commission was reduced to that of a “Munshi [clerk]”.
The development came amid the rumours of possible arrest of PTI Chief Imran Khan last night.
Several PTI leaders have been condemning the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry and slammed the incumbent government for the move.
Fawad Chaudhry’s brother Faisal Hussain while taking it to Twitter said that his brother was arrested by unidentified people.
Court accepts plea seeking extension in physical remand of Fawad Chaudhry
Fawad Chaudhry to be produced in court by 12:30 Judge Tahir Mehmood Khan issued the orders The case was field by Police for physical remand ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Saturday accepted the plea submitted by the Police for the extension in physical remand of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry in a sedition case filed against him. Session Judge Tahir Mahmood announced the reserved verdict over the police petition for further physical remand. A petition filed by the police...
PTI Lahore Secretary Zubair Niazi’s brother denies arrest
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Lahore Secretary General Zubair Niazi has reportedly been arrested. This was stated by PTI leader and former Punjab government spokesperson Musarrat Cheema. The development comes hours following the arrest of PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry. However, Zubair Niazi's brother has denied his arrest. Uzair Niazi said that there were reports circulating that his brother has been taken into custody. He denied reports that his brother has been arrested. The news of Zubair Niazi's arrest by PTI leaders...
LHC orders to present Fawad Chaudhry before court
LHC ordered to present Fawad Chaudhry LHC moved against the arrest of PTI leader Fawad's counsel termed the arrest illegal LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered to present Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry before the court. A petition was filed against the arrest of Chaudhry that took place in the wee hours on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Barrister Ahmad Pansota. The petition maintained that the police didn’t provide a copy of FIR at the...
Fawad arrest: Shireen Mazari urges President, CJ to take notice
Shireen Mazari urged President, CJ to take notice of Fawad Chaudhry's arrest She said that Fawad's brother is also arrested Mazari said that democracy has ended in the country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari Wednesday condemned the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry and urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the illegal happenings in Pakistan. Shireen Mazari was talking to the media against the detention of Chaudhry and said that polarization has been taking place in...
PTI leadership fears arrest of Imran Khan
All workers instructed to reach Zaman Park immediately. Fawad Chaudhry said arresting Khan is an attempt to break Pakistan. The security of Zaman Park has also decreased by the government. LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreeek e Insaf (PTI) senior leadership feared that Caretaker government can arrest former prime minister and Chairman PTI Imran Khan. According to the details, the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf expressed fear of Imran Khan's arrest, while all workers were also instructed to reach Zaman Park immediately. In this...
Read More News On
Catch all the Pakistan News, Politics News, Breaking News Event and Latest News Updates on The BOL News
Download The BOL News App to get the Daily News Update & Follow us on Google News.