A total of 2,276 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers have been arrested from six divisions of Lahore in connection with the party's call for a protest in Islamabad.
According to details revealed by the police, from Nov 20 to 27, law enforcement agencies conducted operations across the city.
- City division: 726 workers arrested
- Cantt division: 322 workers arrested
- Civil Lines division: 248 workers arrested
- Saddar division: 286 workers arrested
- Iqbal Town division: 314 workers arrested
Of the total arrested, 653 individuals have been nominated in various cases, while 422 have been handed over to the Investigation Wing for further legal proceedings.
Earlier on Wednesday, Islamabad Inspector General of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi said that in a joint operation, the police and Rangers arrested 954 protesters in three days, including 610 on Tuesday alone.
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Moreover, 210 vehicles and a large number of weapons were seized. The terrorists, in the guise of protesters, had brought in weapons with them that were also used on the police, he alleged.
He further said 71 law enforcement officers were injured, including 52 just on Tuesday. Of these, 27 were shot at and three Rangers personnel martyred. The financial losses due to the protests are in billions of rupees, he added.
