July 15, 2018:

Around 1500 PML-N workers and Leaders, including Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Shahbaz Sharif, were booked on Saturday under Terrorism and other charges for taking out a rally here in support of Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif.

Police stated that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and workers have been booked for taking the rally yesterday in violation of law, attacking policemen and rangers, causing damage to the public property and hurling abuses at judiciary and military.

Thousands of PML-N workers had set up their march to reach Allama Iqbal International Airport here to Welcome Nawaz Sharif and and his daughter Maryam Nawaz arriving from London to face jail terms of 10 and seven years, respectively, in Avenfield properties Corruption case.

Police stated that the FIRs have been registered against 1,500 workers and 20 leaders in 3 Police Stations under 7-ATA (Anti-Terrorism Act) and various sections of Pakistan Penal Code.

Police officials are Complainants in all FIRs.

According to Police, Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N President and younger brother Nawaz Sharif, led the rally here in violation of Section 144 that stops assembly of five or more people at one place at a particular time.

PML-N has condemned registration of FIRs and demanded their immediate withdrawal as several of the booked leaders are taking part in the July 25 election.

“It is an attempt to stop our leadership to take part in the elections. It is a pre-poll rigging,” PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurenzeb said.

Besides Shahbaz Sharif and Former PM Abbasi, the other leaders booked include Shahbaz’s son Hamza, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, PML-N chairman Raja Zafarul Haq, former information minister Maryam Aurenzeb, Senators Mushahid Hussain Syed and Musadiq Malik, Former Interior Minister Talal Chaudhry, Veteran Politician Javed Hashmi, Former Parliamentarian Uzma Bokhari and Saira Afzal Tarar.

More than 50 people, including 20 policemen, were injured during clashes in PML-N rally in Lahore yesterday.

Source HT

Picture Source :