Pakistan: Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti held for making ‘anti-state’ speech
Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: The Pakistan Police have arrested veteran Baloch leader Mir Yousuf Masti Khan on the charge of making a “provocative and anti-state” speech at a protest sit-in staged by the people of Gwadar.
The residents of Gwadar have been staging a sit-in for the past 22 days in support of their demands under the banner of "Gwadar Ko Haq Do" movement launched by Balochistan general secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman, reports Dawn News.
Police registered cases against the Baloch Muttahida Mahaz (BMM) under sections 121, 123-A, 124-A, 153, 109 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
He was arrested from hotel room.
The court sent him to police custody for a day.
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