PTI to 'shut down' Islamabad if Imran Khan arrested.

PESHAWAR -- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Thursday that it will shut Islamabad down and hold country-wide protests in case of party chairman Imran Khan's arrest.

The plan of action was decided in a meeting of the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Advisory Committee.

The meeting was held in Islamabad under the leadership of PTI's provincial president Pervaiz Khattak; senior leaders including Asad Qaiser, Nurul Haq Qadri, Azam Swati, Ali Amin Gandapur, Omar Ayyub, Shehryar Afridi, Atif Khan, Shaukat Yousafzai and Shahram Tarkai were also present.

K-P Labour Minister Shaukat Yousafzai said, 'In case of Imran Khan's arrest, all routes leading towards Islamabad will be shut down and a sit-in will be held until the 'imported government' is ousted.'

The provincial minister condemned the government for filing false and baseless cases against the party chief as well as other PTI leaders.

It was further reported that the PTI chief has summoned party officials and provincial youth presidents at a meeting in Islamabad tomorrow. The legal aspect, political situation of...

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