Baloch, Hafiz among 25 MMA activists arrested over violation of section 144 in anti-WPB rally

LAHORE: Lahore Police on Thursday used baton charge to stop the participants of an anti-women protection bill rally and arrested twenty five activists including several stalwarts of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal over violation of section 144 imposed in the province.

As soon as the MMA rally led by Liaqat Baloch, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Farid Ahmed Paracha and Ahsan ullah Waqas reached Chauburji, the participants started raising anti-government slogans.

But when Liaqat Baloch started his speech, police not only started baton charge but also arrested twenty activists of MMA including Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Liaqat Baloch, Farid Ahmed Paracha, Ahsan ullah Waqas put them into a truck and took them to an undisclosed location.

On the other hand MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmed was not present in Mansoorah.