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India-Pakistan
PTI, lawyers vow to stage sit-in in Karachi
2009-03-15
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Saturday has strongly condemned the arrests and torture perpetrated by police on the participants of lawyers' long march and termed the ban on Geo transmission as undemocratic act. Participants from separate political parties attended the All Parties Conference (APC) organized by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Sindh and announced to partake in lawyers' long march in Karachi on March 16. Activists from Jamat-e-Islami (JI), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Awami Tehreek (AT) and Labour Party were present in the APC here. Speakers at the conference strongly deplored Karachi police torture and arrests of political activists and lawyers and said, Â"Police are still raiding on lawyers and political activists' residences.Â" They also deplored ban on Geo News transmission in some parts of country saying, Â"Media are being forced to hide truth.Â" Political activists announced to gather in City Court followed by staging sit-in with lawyers on M.A Jinnah road on March 16.
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