Islamabad [ Pakistan ], October 2 (ANI): Islamabad witnessed dramatic scenes on Thursday as dozens of Kashmiri lawyers and members of the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) were detained during a protest staged in front of the National Press Club.

The arrests, which included women, came despite the Bar Association's formal request to police authorities for security arrangements to ensure a peaceful demonstration.

In a letter addressed to the Station House Officer of Police Station Kohsar, IBA President Chaudhary Naeem Ali Gujjar had clearly sought permission and cooperation for the protest.

The letter stated that members of the Association belonging to Pakistan -occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) were organising the protest in solidarity with the Public Action Committee of PoJK, advo

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