Sheikh Rasheed is an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a close aide of Imran Khan. Earlier in January, Rasheed was arrested for alleging that the former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari had hatched a conspiracy to assassinate former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In one of her latest online articulations, reported by Afghan Diaspora Network, Prof Zoha Waseem presents a strong case for the conclusion that police vigilantism has always been a key tool of Pakistan's authoritarian and violent politics.
The police have arrested a suspect involved in the attack on the Pakistan military's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi during protests which were sparked after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, reported ARY News.
Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday claimed that the police are carrying out a crackdown on his party workers, ARY News reported.
A day after a man was lynched over blasphemy accusations at a rally of Imran Khan's political outfit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Pakistan police officials claimed that the situation in the city was "under control" and that the authorities had begun to investigate the matter, reported
According to a preliminary police assessment, a short circuit in the ammunition depot was the main cause of the two explosions at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Swat on Monday, Geo News reported.
A senior official said that a policeman died on the spot and another police personnel was injured after armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on them, as per the Dawn report.