At least 22 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami/MMA have been arrested by the police on Saturday when they were staging a peaceful demonstration against the arrest of Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Liaquat Baloch and other Jamaat-e-Islami leaders.
Additional SP Fayyaz Ahmed said, "we have held 22 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami who were violating the Section 144." Those who were arrested identified as Rao Muhammad Zafar, Mirza Muhammad Eisa, Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Waris, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Aqueel Khan, Zafarullah, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Yasser, Naveed Islam, Muhammad Bilal Salfi, Kamran Haider, Muhammad Younas, Akmal Aziz, Saeed Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Iqbal, Hafiz Sadiq Butt, Dr Alaf-din, and Abdul Hakim.
While another two leaders Bilal Butt advocate of PML-N and Rao Zafar Iqbal of MMA/JI were arrested in the morning. ATI also staged a demo in Multan.