Khawaja Saad Rafique and other pml n leaders detained

Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders including Khawaja Saad Rafique and others have been detained on the orders of the Inspector General of Punjab Police.

Punjab Inspector General of Police Kaleem Imam has written to the Lahore deputy commissioner ordering the detention of seven PML-N leaders and one’s house arrest for 30 days.

Apart from Saad Rafique, the party leaders include his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique, Mian Marghoob, Bilal Yasin, Khwaja Imran Nazir, Malik Saiful Malook and Waheed Alam Khan.Moreover, PML-N’s Haji Rana Bakhtiar has been ordered to be placed under house arrest.

The order states that the PML-N leaders’ speeches and actions may disturb law and order in the city.

Earlier today, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the release of arrested PML-N workers by 2 pm today.

Hearing a PML-N petition against the arrests today, Justice Anwarul Haq inquired the Punjab Home Secretary and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr Syed Kaleem Imam if they had a list of the detained individuals.