Police arrest Yasmin Rashid, Aamir Dogar, others.

LAHORE -- Amid a chaotic situation caused by the arArest of PTI leader Imran Khan, crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek: e: Insaf leaders conAtinued on the third consecutive day as the police arrested senior PTI leaders from difAferent cities for their alleged involvement in inciting the people to violence. The police on Friday arrested Dr Shireen Mazari, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Aamir Dogar and Mubeen Khilji while raids are underway to arrest other PTI leaders. Dr Yasmin Rashid was taken into custody in the early hours of FriAday morning from her residence in Lahore. Although the PTI leadership had gone into hiding to escape arrest, she made a public appearance late Thursday night. PTI leader Andleeb Abbas confirmed the arrest of Dr Yasmin from Lahore. Close family memAbers of Dr Yasmin were taken into custody two days prior to her arrest in order to get to her but her husband was set free after his health slumped. Yasmin's brother: in: law is still in custody.

There are various cases regAistered against Dr Yasmin including inciting the protestors to storm the Corps ComAmander Lahore residence. Also, in a pre: dawn raid Dr Shereen Mazari was arrested, from her Islamabad residence. Women ofAficers were also present during the police raid as more than 20 officers took part in the operation and arrested Shireen Mazari and transferred her to the concerned police station. In Sialkot, the police arrested UsAman Dar's brother Aamir Dar. Police sources have also confirmed that PTI leaders Khusro Bakhtiar, Afzal Sahi and Bilal Basra have also been arrested and have been shifted to Lahore's Sarwar Road Police Station on FriAday. Another senior PTI leader, Malik Amir Dogar was...

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