PTI's Salman Akram Raja released after 4 fours of police detention
Party says that detentions reflected the 'authorities' disregard for political and religious norms'
Pakistan's opposition party PTI released its General Secretary Salman Akram Raja after four hours of police detention on Thursday. Raja was seized while journeying to Kotli Sattian to join the funeral prayers of PTI worker Ijaz Satti. The party alleged that Raja and several other members were unlawfully abducted and transported to Nilore Police Station in Islamabad to deter them from attending the funeral.
PTI Secretary General Raja, MNA-elect from Murree-Kotli Sattian Latasub Satti and others were reportedly taken into custody without legal grounds. The PTI claimed that the arrests were meant to suppress political and religious freedoms. PTI Chairman Gohar Khan strongly condemned the detention, urging its immediate release, and questioned if similar actions were being taken against funeral attendees in Islamabad and Punjab.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan alleged that Raja was en route to the funeral of Ijaz Satti, who reportedly died in police custody, and accused the federal and Punjab governments of disregarding constitutional and legal rights.
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