PTI MNAs and four MPAs booked over Swat road blockade

Police in Swabi detained about 140 PTI workers on Monday, while a Swat FIR named two MNAs and four MPAs over a Sept 28 rally that blocked a road.

Swabi police arrested about 140 PTI workers at Ismailia Interchange and Razaar Sports Complex and suspended mobile and internet services.

A Saidu Sharif FIR names two MNAs and four MPAs over a Sept 28 rally that blocked Mingora-Murghazar Road.

Five leaders were arrested in Lower Chitral and booked under sections 34 and 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Raids and arrests also took place in Abbottabad, Battagram and Charsadda; several lawmakers were not found at home.

In Dir, universities and colleges stayed closed and gatherings were banned, while markets and traffic remained normal.

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