Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Gulalai Ismail was arrested from Peshawar on Monday on the charges of delivering anti-state speeches. Two cases were registered against Gulalai under terrorism provisions. The cases against the PTM activist were registered in Shehzad Town and Koral Police Stations. Gulalai was arrested during a raid under the supervision of the Koral station house officer (SHO) in Peshawar.
A case was registered against Gulalai for making anti-state speech and inciting Pashuns against the government and the armed forces. The case also included Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1999. It was stated in the First Information Report that Gulalai delivered an anti-state and hate speech during a protest rally organised in Islamabad against the murder and alleged rape of 10-year-old girl Farishta.
