Police on Wednesday registered a case against 55 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers who took to the streets in Mandi Bahauddin’s suburban Gojra area to protest the arrest of party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari from his residence in Islamabad two days earlier. “The protesters had blocked the mini motorway along with Sargodha road during their protests bringing the traffic to a standstill. District Police Officer (DPO) Nasir Sial told local media that police has arrested one party worker while raids are being carried out to arrest the others involved. On Tuesday, after the arrest of Asif Zardari, PPP supporters and local leaders came out on the streets to show their displeasure in the form of demonstrations and rallies. Zardari was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into suspicious transactions worth Rs4.4 billion allegedly carried out through a fictitious bank account.

Source: Pakistan Today June 12, 2019 15:11 UTC