Land defender Younis Iqbalhas been charged under the Anti-Terrorism act of 1997 for protesting against the allegedly illegal detention of farmers in the Okara City. The defender was arrested and was taken to an unknown location and was kept detained for 4 days until officially charged on April 16. He was arrested under multiple sections of Pakistan Penal Code, Maintenance of Public Order Punjab (MPO Act, 1960), and Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, which include the trumped-up charges of “attempted murder, obstructing a public servant in carrying out their duties, rioting while in possession of a deadly weapon".