Comrade Ehsan Ali, chairman of the Awami Action Committee of Gilgit Baltistan and central leader of RCP in Pakistan, was arrested on the night of 10 August from his home in Gilgit, when police raided his home. After that, the homes of several other leaders of the AAC have been raided and four more have been arrested so far, including: Nusrat Hussain, Mehboob Wali, Nafees Advocate and Mehar Ali. They have been charged with organising a meeting of the leadership of the AAC over an iftar dinner, to discuss the working of the AAC and plan the next protests against the loot and plunder of the resources of Gilgit-Baltistan. Comrade Asghar Shah and Waheed Hassan of the RCP are also indicted in the police case, and raids have been carried out to arrest them.

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