LAHORE: At least eight people, including a lawyer, were arrested on Saturday for using foul language against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, his family members and also tearing the party flag and posters in the country's Punjab province, police said. The arrests were made in two separate incidents.
Lawyer Atiqur Rehman was arrested by the police after he raised slogans calling the Sharifs 'thieves' upon the arrival Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb at the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore on Saturday.
"As Ms Auranzeb entered the ATC premises the lawyer started raising slogans calling the Sharifs 'thieves'. Despite warning, Rehman continued to incite the people present there. Afterwards, the police officials overpowered him and arrested him," a police spokesperson said.
He claimed that the lawyer was also wanted in the May 9 violence in which the supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan's Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers had attacked the Army installations.
In the other incident, the Punjab police arrested seven people for using foul language against Maryam Nawaz during her rally in Okara, some 130 km from Lahore, early this week.
Police arrested them after their identification through a viral video in which they used swear words against the Sharifs, especially Maryam and also tore the PML-N flag and posters.
Meanwhile, the PML-N workers are accused of throwing a petrol bomb at the Pakistan Peoples Party's office in Lahore. Police have registered a case against unidentified men for throwing the petrol bomb on the party office of Manzar Abbas Khokhar, a PPP candidate from Lahore's PP-162.
The general elections are going to be held on February 8.
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