Unrest in Pakistan over Imran Khan arrest; PTI calls nationwide strike

New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced a countrywide strike on Wednesday following the arrest of party chairman Imran Khan and appealed to the nation to come out onto the streets against the ‘rising fascism’ telling supporters that a ‘make or break moment’ has approached.

However, the senior leadership of PTI also announced that the schedule of public meetings across the country, approved by Khan days before his arrest, would remain unchanged.

According to Dawn, Hours after the arrest, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi convened a meeting of the ‘emergency committee’ comprising Senators Saifullah Khan, Azam Swati and Ejaz Chaudhry, PTI senior leaders Murad Saeed, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur and Hassan Niazi to review the situation from every aspect and announce a comprehensive plan of action.

Also, PTI Central Secretary General Asad Umar said Mr Qureshi-led seven-member committee, which was formed by Mr Khan, would announce party’s plan of action after Pakistan’s biggest political leader was arrested.

“The whole world is being shown there is no law left in the country,” he remarked. The vice chairman, meanwhile, urged people to come out in support of Mr Khan who was “abducted” from the court premises in a “false and fabricated” case.