20 Opposition Leaders Reportedly Arrested
Pakistan’s military government arrested more than 20 top opposition figures, capping a three-day crackdown in which about 1,600 activists were rounded up, opposition leaders said.
Leaders of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy were arrested by police as they came out of a meeting to discuss a political rally planned for Friday in Lahore, a provincial capital.
Those present at the meeting said party leader Nawabzadah Nasrullah Khan called for the ouster of the government, saying it had failed in both domestic and foreign policies.
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