SITUATIONER: The silent disquiet in wake of Gwadar protest leader's arrest.

AFTER the arrest of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) leader Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the mood in Gwadar has been sombre over the weekend.

The Maulana had been in hiding following the registration of a case against him over the death of a policeman during an operation to disperse an HDT protest last month.

Thanks to the imposition of Section 144 in the area, life seems to have returned to normal in the Padizar beach and Marine Drive areas - the localities where protesters gathered and marched during the HDT demonstrations.

At the same time, anger is bubbling over the way the Maulana was finally taken into custody.

During a visit to different areas in the port town, Dawn spoke to women, traders, and fishermen; everyone was alarmed at Maulana's arrest. Jameel Baloch, a shopkeeper in the Gwadar bazaar, says he is angry, like...