PESHAWRA: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Shafiullah Jan, condemned the arrest of Pakhtun traders by the police during Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s visit to Lahore.
In a statement, Shafi Jan said that the sealing of markets belonging to Pakhtuns in Lahore and the arrest of dozens of shopkeepers is a blatant violation of the Constitution of Pakistan and fundamental human rights. He questioned who would be held accountable for the losses running into millions of rupees caused by the arrest of more than 80 shopkeepers and the forced closure of their businesses.
