LAHORE: Police on Sunday registered a case against 18 leaders and activistsof Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz for violating standard operating procedures(SOPs) related to the COVID-19 and inciting people against the government.

According to the details, the police booked PML-N’s senior leader andformer National Assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad Rafique andothers for inciting people against the government in today’s rally.

The case was lodged at Lahore’s Sherakot police station. The FIR alsocontained clauses of the Punjab Sound System Regulation Act, violation ofCOVID-19 SOPs and provoking people against the government.

Earlier today, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President MaryamNawaz had directed party leaders and workers to reach Lahore ahead ofPakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally on December 13.

Addressing the PML-N’s social media workers convention in Lahore, MaryamNawaz had said that Pakistan Democratic Movement was due to make “bigdecisions” in the next December 8 meeting and urged party workers to notfall under any “pressure”.