PTM Activist Gulali Ismail released from police custody upon PM Imran Khan intervention
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ISLAMABAD - Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Gulalai Ismail has been released from the Police custody.
She was released upon Prime Minister Imran Khan’s intervention on Thursday after undergoing a 30 hours detention following a protest that took place outside Islamabad Press Club.
On Tuesday, police had detained scores of protesters, including PTM leaders Abdullah Nangyal, and Pashteen Idrees, over their participation in a protest against the “extrajudicial killing” of Professor Arman Loni. Though Gulalai has been released, 17 of them are still in Adiala jail.
It may be noted that the PTM had issued a countrywide call for protests after one of its members, Arman Loni, was reportedly killed by police in a crackdown on a sit-in in Loralai.
Talking to a private media outlet link, she said that she was first detained in a women’s police station in Islamabad. The next morning, she was shifted to a women’s hostel and then taken to the Aabpara police station, from where the arrested were taken to Adiala after a five-hour wait.
She tweeted: “Thank you PM Imran for ensuring my release. These were tedious 30 hours for my family. Please help to bring out our other 17 friends.”
