Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, spokesman for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has strongly condemned the arrest of the leader of PPP North Waziristan Shafqat Dawar and warned the government to keep away from such tactics.

In a statement here on Friday, Senator Khokhar said that restlessness will only increase by such actions of the government in North Waziristan. No one can crush the voice of the youth, he said adding the government will have to pay heed to their voice.

He said that arrest of a political worker for expressing his opinion is an action of mindset of dictators. Shafqat Dawar is an asset of the party and the Party is standing by him, he added.

He demanded the release of Shafqat Dawar and said that Peoples Lawyers’ Forum will fight Shafqat Dawar case at every forum.

In the 21st century the voices cannot be silenced using 3 MPO, Senator Khokhar concluded.