Hundreds remain detained across Punjab under 3-MPO

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• LAHORE: Hundreds of political workers and leaders remain in preventive detention across Punjab under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO) Ordinance, according to the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) Punjab.
• TTAP said Bashir has remained involved in political activities centred on constitutional governance, democratic institutions and the rule of law.
• In June, he participated in a workers’ convention organised by TTAP Punjab, where participants called for constitutional supremacy, credible elections and a peaceful democratic political process.

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LAHORE: Hundreds of political workers and leaders remain in preventive detention across Punjab under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO) Ordinance, according to the Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) Punjab.

The organisation said authorities began detaining political workers around September 20, ahead of a PTI long march that has now been rescheduled for October 4. It claimed that several detainees remain in custody nearly two weeks after their arrests, while their families continue to seek information and access.