The PTI alleged that its president in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, MNA Junaid Akbar, and five other party leaders were “arrested” in Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday.
“PTI KP President Junaid Akbar, along with MNAs Saleemur Rehman, Dr Amjab, Mehboob Ali Shah, Naeem and […] Dr Nawaz were arrested by the GB government and administration at a check post when they were returning from the Ghizer district,” the PTI claimed in a post.
The party further alleged that the party leaders had been “taken to Gilgit”.
The PTI also shared a video the alleged arrest on X, in which Akbar and others were seen sitting inside what appeared to be a van. In the background, a man in a police uniform could also be seen.
Former National Assembly opposition leader Omar Ayub, meanwhile, condemned the alleged arrest on X.
“Strongly condemn the arrest of PTI provincial president KPK Junaid Akbar Khan in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan. This action proves that the Form 47 installed regime wants a bogus ‘selection’ instead of a free and fair election,” he wrote.
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