Women taken into custody after violent protests in the country on May 9 were being treated in accordance with the law, Punjab Interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed.

“Police are ensuring that female officials are present if women were being taken into custody,” he told reporters in Lahore.

His comments came after the PTI chief claimed that the government was trying to cover up and preempt the horror stories about to break in the media.

Naqvi said that the PTI was doing “propaganda”, adding that all those involved in the attack on the Lahore Corps Commander House would be held accountable.

“Mothers and sisters are respected, think before making such accusations,” he said, “in the incidents of May 9, 11 women – out of the 32 arrested – are in jail on judicial remand. These women are accompanied by ladies’ staff in the jail, such an incident has never happened in the history of the jail, cameras are also installed in the jail, monitoring. There are also teams, it is our responsibility to provide protection to mothers and sisters.”

Those who attacked the Jinnah House would be arrested at all costs, no matter how influential the attacker was, Naqvi said. He added that the government has so far not taken any decision regarding the detention of Imran Khan.