--- title: "Police arrest PTI MNA from Bannu madrassa" description: "Most outlets reported the arrest of PTI MNA Maulana Nasim Ali Shah by police at his seminary in Bannu. Daily Times described the incident as an \"arrest\" and mentioned the location as a madrassa, while also referencing a circulating video. Dawn referred to the incident as a \"raid\" and linked it to broader reports of a crackdown on PTI activists. Both headlines and excerpts focused on the arrest itself but differed slightly in framing the context and method of the police action." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15230-police-reportedly-arrest-pti-mna-nasim-ali-shah site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Police arrest PTI MNA from Bannu madrassa pakistan · updated 20 Oct 2026, 9:50 AM PKT · 19–20 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 20 Oct 2026 — Police arrest PTI MNA from Bannu madrassa (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported the arrest of PTI MNA Maulana Nasim Ali Shah by police at his seminary in Bannu. Daily Times described the incident as an "arrest" and mentioned the location as a madrassa, while also referencing a circulating video. Dawn referred to the incident as a "raid" and linked it to broader reports of a crackdown on PTI activists. Both headlines and excerpts focused on the arrest itself but differed slightly in framing the context and method of the police action. - **Dawn** — [PTI lawmaker arrested in raid on Bannu madressah](https://www.dawn.com/news/2038381/pti-lawmaker-arrested-in-raid-on-bannu-madressah) · 20 Oct 2026, 9:50 AM PKT > BANNU: Police arrested PTI MNA Maulana Syed Naseem Ali Shah during a raid on his seminary, Madressah Al-Markazul Islami, in Ghoriwala area here on Monday. The arrest came amid reports of a crackdown on PTI activists in the district. A social media video showed the police take the lawmaker into custody and depart. There is no official word on the reason for Mr Shah’s arrest, details of cases reg... - **Daily Times** — [Police ‘arrest’ PTI MNA Nasim Ali Shah from Bannu](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1569601/police-arrest-pti-mna-nasim-ali-shah-from-bannu/) · 20 Oct 2026, 9:07 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Police on Monday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly Maulana Nasim Ali Shah from his madrassa, Al-Markaz-ul-Islami, in Ghoriwala, Bannu. A video circulating on social media purportedly showed police officers taking the lawmaker away. The circumstances surrounding his arrest, the cases, if any, registered against him, and his whereabouts following the operatio... ### 19 Oct 2026 — Police reportedly arrest PTI MNA Nasim Ali Shah in Bannu (2 outlets) > Both outlets reported the arrest of PTI MNA Nasim Ali Shah by police in Bannu, with The Express Tribune noting the circulation of a video on social media showing the incident. Minute Mirror provided slightly more detail, specifying that the arrest reportedly occurred at his madrassa in Ghoriwala. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were largely similar across the two excerpts. - **Minute Mirror** — [Police reportedly arrest PTI MNA Nasim Ali Shah in...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/police-reportedly-arrest-pti-mna-nasim-ali-shah-in-bannu-647458/) · 19 Oct 2026, 4:15 PM PKT > Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly Maulana Nasim Ali Shah was reportedly arrested by police from his madrassa in Ghoriwala, Bannu, on Monday. - **The Express Tribune** — [Police allegedly arrest PTI MNA Nasim Ali Shah from Bannu](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635697/police-allegedly-arrest-pti-mna-nasim-ali-shah-from-bannu) · 19 Oct 2026, 10:18 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Video circulating on social media purportedly shows police officers taking the lawmaker away ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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