Police arrest Asad Umar, Qureshi

Asad Umar, the secretary general of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was taken into custody by police on Wednesday from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), while Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s arrest has also been mentioned in reports.

Umar and other PTI leadership members were getting ready to submit a request to the IHC for a meeting with PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who had been detained, according to the police spokesman. He claimed that following protests that took place after Imran Khan’s arrest, Umar was detained in connection with two cases that had been filed against him and other PTI leaders. According to him, PTI violent employees were torching trees and damaging government property. The protesters, according to the spokesman, were throwing rocks and gasoline bombs at commuters.

The police also requested the commuters to choose safe route for travels.

Srinagar Highway was partially closed at G-11 and the police has requested the residents to choose an alternate route for traveling.