ISTANBUL – As thousands of Imran Khan supporters took to the streets inPakistan and abroad to protest his ouster from power, scores of Pakistaniswere detained in Turkey for staging a protest without permission.
Pakistani social activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir shared the news on socialmedia, saying that Turkish authorities have now released the detainedPakistanis.
He thanked the Pakistani diplomats in Turkey who worked hard to ensurerelease of the detained Pakistanis who turned out to express support forthe cricketer turned politician who was ousted through a no-confidencemotion.
Many of the Pakistani students descended at Taksim Square, Istanbul’s mainpedestrian boulevard, waving flags of PTI and shouting slogans against theopposition alliance without taking permission from the local administration.
Following the arrests, the Embassy of Pakistan in Ankara and the ConsulateGeneral immediately approached the relevant authorities for release of thedetained students.
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The detained students will not be able to participate in any politicalactivity in near future and their movement will be monitored.
PTI activists also agitated in many countries, especially outside formerprime minister Nawaz Sharif’s residence in London.
