PESHAWAR – Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen wasarrested from Shaheen Town, Peshawar during the early hours of Mondaymorning, officials said.
Police also arrested nine other PTM workers who were identified as MuhammadSalam, Abdul Hameed, Idrees, Bilal, Mohib, Sajjadul Hassan, Aimal, Farooqand Muhammad Salman.
Tahkal police station official Shiraz Khan confirmed the arrest.
The police official said that the PTM chief is currently in Peshawar inpolice custody but will be shifted to Dera Ismail Khan where an FIR hasbeen registered against him.
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Police will present Pashteen before a judicial magistrate for histransitory remand, he added.
According to police, a case was registered against the PTM chief at theCity police station in DI Khan on Jan 18 under sections 506 (punishment forcriminal intimidation), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups),120-B (punishment of criminal conspiracy), 124 (sedition), and 123-A(condemning the creation of the country and advocating the abolishment ofits sovereignty) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
