PTI leader Raja Basharat arrested, released

Police in Rawalpindi on Thursday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Raja Basharat and shifted him to New Town police station, but released his hours later, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

Basharat had come to an election tribunal to attend the hearing of NA-55. 

Reacting to his arrest, the PTI leader said that his bail was confirmed in all cases and that he could not be browbeaten through such cowardly tactics.

سابق وزیر قانون پنجاب راجہ بشارت کو پولیس نے حراست میں لے لیا، راجہ بشارت پنڈی الیکشن ٹربیونل میں کیس کی تاریخ پر آئے تھے۔۔!! pic.twitter.com/DEhsxoOvxD

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PTI leader Raja Basharat, who had been taken into custody from the office of an election tribunal in Rawalpindi in the morning, was later released.

Soon after his arrest, he was taken to New Town police station. 

Reporter: Ershad Qureshi