BAHAWALPUR: Activists of Tehrik Bahali Soba Bahawalpur Thursday staged a demonstration in dried River Sutlej, demanding restoration of provincial status for Bahawalpur and revival of the river.
Tehrik Bahali Soba Bhawalpur leader Aasia Kamil, PTI leader Syed Tehseen Gardezi and Yusuf Akram Abbasi led the protesters. They raised slogans against the Punjab government and the federal government. The protesters urged the Pakistani government to raise the issue of River Sutlej in International Commission of Arbitration.
ARMED MAN ARRESTED: The Bahawalpur Airport Security Force arrested an armed man on Thursday. The airport security force arrested accused Shahidul Haq of Mamoonabad with a pistol and bullets. Later, the ASF handed him over to the Baghdadul Jadeed police.
Nadia says hunger strike was launched on Thursday after the attempted "abduction" of one of the detainees
Latest victim is a 15-month-old male child from the Pashtoon tribe, belonging to the Wazir caste
Bomb Disposal Squad was promptly dispatched to location and conducted a comprehensive search of parking area
PTI leaders Ali Asghar and Peshawar Region General Secretary Sher Ali Arbab participated in the moot