61 PTI activists arrested from Zaman Park: IGP.

LAHORE -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr Usman Anwar said on Saturday that so far 61 activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had been arrested for attacking the police during an action at Zaman Park.

Addressing a press conference along with Caretaker Punjab Minister for Information Amir Mir here, he said the police took action in Zaman Park after getting search warrants, adding that the court had cleared that it was a legal obligation of the police to carry out the investigation process on merit.

He said that earlier the police action was halted on the directions of Lahore High Court, maintaining that the police team, led by Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, DIG Operations and DIG Investigations, along with lady police officials, reached Zaman Park to clear the area and arrested the accused. Illegal weapons and petrol bombs were recovered during the action, the IGP said and added that the accused were identified and arrested through the help of the latest technology and CCTV cameras. Geo-tagging and other digital sources would be used for identification of the arrested accused, he added.

Dr Usman said that no innocent person would be arrested, saying that during the police action, the police did not carry any weapons and avoided any sort of violence...