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| Several lawyers, political activists held amid crackdown |
| 2009-03-12 |
| Many lawyers and political activists were arrested in Rawalpindi and Islamabad amid crackdown before the lawyers' long march and sit-in on Wednesday, Geo News reported. Since we're talking about the government of Pakistain, they'll half-ass it, round up cannon fodder and beat the crap out of them, toss a few big turbans into house arrest and let them go too early. Over 50 persons were arrested belonging to Pakistan Muslim League (N), Tehreek-e-Insaaf (TI), Jamt-e-Islami and many lawyers while Chairman PML (N) Raja Zafar-ul-Haq was placed under house arrest. As many as 29 persons were arrested from Rawalpindi following the commencement of crackdown in between Tuesday and Wednesday night while police raids are underway at many political activists and lawyers' houses. On several occasions, police did not bother to be assisted by women police to barge into homes violating the sanctity of veil-taking ladies. Scores of political activists and lawyers went in hiding after the reports with regards to crackdown came. Meanwhile in Rawalpindi, lawyers took out rallies in protest against arrests and staged sit-in on several places. Meanwhile, police and rangers were deployed on many entrances of federal capital Islamabad. |
| Posted by:Fred |