Senior journalists Imran Riaz Khan and Aftab Iqbal were arrested by police on Thursday.
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested at Sialkot Airport for allegedly inciting violence during clashes between security forces and supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Anchor and popular television host Aftab Iqbal was reportedly arrested from his farmhouse in Lahore. The daughter of Aftab Iqbal confirmed the news of his arrest on Twitter.
Both journalists are staunch supporters of Imran Khan and his policies and were very vocal in their support.
PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Ejaz Chaudhry, and many more were also arrested by the police for allegedly inciting violence.
Earlier on Wednesday, National Accountability Bureau got an eight-day physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan in the Al Qadir trust case.
NAB court asked for 14 days of remand however, the court only accepted eight days of physical remand.
The NAB issued an arrest warrant charging the PTI chairman with corruption and engaging in corrupt behavior in violation of Section 9(a) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, and he was taken into custody on Tuesday outside the Islamabad High Court.
