Judicial magistrate grants bail to PTI protesters arrested for demonstrating near Karachi Press Club

Judicial magistrate grants bail to PTI protesters arrested for demonstrating near Karachi Press Club

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted bail to 24 PTI workers and leaders who were arrested a day earlier for staging a protest near Karachi Press Club (KPC) against the increase in fuel prices due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. PTI workers and leaders were arrested after they clashed with police near the press club on Sunday. Judicial Magistrate Abdul Ahad Memon issued the order, a copy of which is available with Dawn, and gra…

Closure of roads leading to Karachi Press Club ahead of planned protest condemned

On April 05, the Karachi Press Club (KPC) condemned road closures leading to the press club that obstructed a planned protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers. The KPC leadership condemned the closures and demanded an immediate reopening of access. According to the Karachi Traffic Police, the road closures were due to security reasons. The protest, initially scheduled to occur directly outside the KPC, was relocated to Fawara