KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member National Assembly (MNA) and Fixit founder Alamgir Khan, who was taken into custody by the police following a clash between the members of his campaign and die-hard workers of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), has been released after brief arrest on Sunday.

The PTI MNA along with other FixIt workers reached at Teen Talwar to address a press conference and announced his next strategy after workers of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and FixIt clashed with each other outside Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani’s office at Teen Talwar.

As per details, a protest was called by the FixIt workers outside the camp office of Local Government minister Saeed Ghani over the shortage of water in the metropolis. PPP workers gathered ahead of time and both groups clashed.

The police intervene in the fight and have controlled the situation.

PTI MPA Arsalan Ghuman talking to media has condemned the arrest of Alamgir Khan and accused PPP leader Saeed Ghani of arresting him.

“PTI was holding a peaceful protest against the water crisis and uncleanness issues in the metropolis. Police unfortunately not independent in Karachi due to the political interference of the Sindh government.”

Alamgir Khan talking to media said that at least 25 members have been arrested by police and several others were injured.

Commenting over the incident PPP leader Saeed Ghani said that holding peaceful protest is right of every citizen, but the FixIt members took the law into their hands and threw sewerage water inside the Chief Minister House.

‘PTI should clear that whether FixIt is a sub-ordinate organisation of PTI or not? Strangely, FixIt was holding a protest and PTI is giving reaction over the incident,” he added.

Meanwhile, Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Saeed Ghani lashed out at FixIt campaigners, saying that "there are other ways to record protest".  "They drew pictures on manhole covers and staged cheap protests," the minister complained. —NNI