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Everyday we are seeing PTI workers/leaders being released after the court says that they had been unlawfully arrested.

Surely that is not the end of it?

Surely the people who ordered these illegal actions need to be taken to court and sent to jail themselves or relieved of their duties?

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LHC orders release of 123 PTI workers detained across Punjab

The Lahore High Court has nullified the detention orders of 123 PTI workers who were held in jails for their alleged involvement in the May 9 violence.

The court has directed the government to release them without delay. These workers, arrested from Faisalabad, are currently detained in various jails throughout Punjab.

The orders were issued by Justice Anwarul Haq of the LHC during the hearing of a petition filed by PTI leader Farrukh Habib who sought the release of the detained party activists.

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shireen Mazari and Senator Falak Naz’s detention as ‘unlawful’ and ordered authorities concerned to release them immediately.

Mazari was apprehended at her residence during a pre-dawn raid in Islamabad under section 3 of Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
 
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It seems that we have one episode after another and then no one talks about it.

In any other country, the people arrested would be suing the Govt/Police but in Pakistan - we treat our democratic rights as if they are time pass.
 
A lot of people will need to be tried for crimes against humanity in this episode
 
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A lot of people will need to be tried for crimes against humanity in this episode
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But seems its not being talked about.

Forget about crimes against humanity, just wrongful arrest.

I reckon some lawyers could make millions of these cases but not clear why this is not being discussed.
 
MenInG said:
But seems its not being talked about.

Forget about crimes against humanity, just wrongful arrest.

I reckon some lawyers could make millions of these cases but not clear why this is not being discussed.
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Its quite clear for everyone.
 
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So how many of these, if not all are illegally being sought? Why do the courts wait until they are arrested and then ask? Where are the warrants for arrest and what is the justification?

More than 500 women wanted by police in connection with May 9 violence: Punjab CM Naqvi

Punjab caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that over 500 women are currently being sought by the police in around 138 cases related to the May 9 violence.

In a statement, Naqvi emphasised that male officers have been instructed not to arrest women, but he emphasised the need to apprehend those responsible for vandalising army installations at any cost.

He called upon the authorities to ensure the arrest of women with the assistance of lady constables.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This clearly shows that crackdown & arrests have now spread far beyond the miscreants who were involved in the vandalism. <br>Furthermore, its being used as a pretext to attempt to crush the largest political party of Pakistan, PTI. PDM had already suspended democratic process. <a href="https://t.co/sJ89bGukYC">https://t.co/sJ89bGukYC</a></p>— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hammad_Azhar/status/1659899350934249474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Amid ongoing crackdown on PTI supporters in the aftermath of attacks on army installations following the arrest of party chairman on May 9, Human Rights Watch has urged the government to display restraint and respect for human rights and rule of law, and put an end to arbitrary arrests of political activists and peaceful protesters.

The HRW pointed towards the mass arrest of PTI supporters in connection with riots and said that more than 4,000 people have been detained and many have been charged “under vague and overbroad laws prohibiting rioting and creating threats to public order”.

Pakistani authorities should release all those held for peaceful protest or supporting political opposition and respect the due process rig*hts of all those detained, said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director.

“Anyone committing violence should be appropriately charged and their due process rights respected,” she said, adding, “Fundamental guarantees of peaceful protest and due process should not become casualties of Pakistan’s political conflict.”

The issue of crackdown on PTI supporters was also the highlight of Mr Khan’s speech, as he urged the powers-that-be to ‘save’ Pakistan as the country was heading towards the ‘point of no return’.

In his address through video link, the PTI chief said he was ready for a “minus-one formula” (him leaving the party) but asked the establishment to explain how it would benefit the country.

He then posed the election question to the establishment, asking how polls in October would help Pakistan. “Will the economy grow better or inflation will go down,” he asked.

Mr Khan claimed that the nation was heading towards a point of no return as the rule of law and Constitution had been suspended in the country and the “law of necessity” prevailed in Pakistan.

He said innocent people, protesting peacefully, were being thrown behind bars and asked under “what law this all is happening”.

The PTI chairman again demanded an inquiry into the May 9 riots to identify “real culprits” and played several video compilations, showing “how police disappeared and how people disembarked from army trucks and provoked the peaceful protesters to go violent”.

At the Corps Commander House in Lahore, Dr Yasmin Rashid and her sisters were crying hoarse that PTI protesters should not go inside, he said, adding PTI leaders in Peshawar were also asking for peaceful protests.

He said the government was not ready to talk about the death of 25 “innocent unarmed civilians” and peaceful protesters were being picked up on the basis of geo-fencing.

“Geo-fencing explains any person’s presence on the given location but not their involvement in any sabotage activity,” he asserted.

He said the government should identify the “saboteurs and share their whereabouts and, if found to be PTI workers, he would himself ask them to appear before the courts”.

The PTI chairman rejected the propaganda that he did not condemn the attack on the Corps Commander House as well as other state buildings. “When I was produced before the Chief Justice of Pakistan a couple of days later I condemned all kinds of violence as this was never my political philosophy during my 27-year political career,” he said.

Call to US lawmaker

Meanwhile, Mr Khan sought the intervention of a US lawmaker for “upholding of rule of law, constitution, and fundamental rights” in Pakistan.

In a Zoom conversation with US Congresswoman Maxine Moore Waters, he said it would “go a long way if someone like you Maxine gives a statement for the upholding of rule of law, constitution, and fundamental rights in Pakistan”. The purported clip of the meeting was leaked on social media. Mr Khan is heard saying the country is passing through “critical times and bizarre situations”.

“My government was removed by the former army chief as he conspired with the people in power right now,” he said and explained that “the army establishment, including secret agencies, is very powerful here”.

The PTI chief is heard saying he would appreciate it if Ms Waters would give a statement against the violation of fundamental rights and desecration of the rule of law and the constitution in the history of Pakistan. “Your statement will go a long way in helping us since it will make a lot of waves in the country,” he said.

Blaming the establishment and government, he can also be heard telling the congresswoman that his life was in danger and in one of the assassination attempts, his leg was injured. Mr Khan told Ms Waters that his party faced the “worst crackdown in the history of Pakistan as no other democratic country had faced such a violation of fundamental rights”.

‘Anti-US narrative’

PML-N leaders and members of the cabinet took exception to Mr Khan’s conversation with the US lawmaker and said the so-called ‘anti-US’ narrative of Mr Khan was negated in light of this conversation.

PM’s special assistants Attaullah Tarar and Malik Ahmed Khan told a presser that earlier Mr Khan was saying his government was toppled by the US and now he was asking its lawmaker to help him. The PML-N leader said the requests to the US showed that the “cipher story was concocted”.

Mr Tarar said Imran Khan was saying that the country was facing the worst human rights situation at present. “What does he want? Does he want all those involved in the attacks on military installations should not face trial? If we let them go then the enemy will attack tomorrow,” he claimed.

Malik Ahmad said as the law was taking its course against those involved in riots, Mr Khan was “seeking help from abroad”. “The democratic people of PTI are not being arrested,” he said.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2023
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">گرفتاریوں کے نام پر بدترین ظلم جاری ہے جو گھر نہ ملا اسکی گاڑی کو گھر سے نکال کر پولیس والے لے گے اور کسی جگہ دروازے توڑ کر دفتر یا گھر کا سامان توڑ پھوڑ کی جارہی ہے <br>یہ کونسا قانون ایسا کرنے کی اجازت دیتا ہے ؟ اس جارحیت اور ظلم کو پوری دنیا آپکا بھیانک چہرہ پہچان چکی ہے اس کا… <a href="https://t.co/o4edn02DYm">pic.twitter.com/o4edn02DYm</a></p>— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) <a href="https://twitter.com/FarrukhHabibISF/status/1660255637232578560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Nobody. This world is unfair and unjust and Pakistan is one of the best exponents of that.
 
Imran Khan has turned his back to this detained supporters.

Imran Khan told his supporters to take to the street who then did and faced police brutality and were arrested. Now that they are being held under repressing conditions in various jails across the country and many have been charged with terror offences , Khan has disowned them - leaving them high and dry.

They are videos on FB where parents of such detained persons are sobbing and chasing after police vans, in hopes of seeing their loved ones.

I find it despicable how Imran has abandoned his die-hard supporters. He did the same with his senior leadership. Khan did not mention the arrests of Shirin Mazari and only did so after 5 days she was detained. Mazari's daughter last night complained about this too, saying Imran Khan only cares about his wife and his own arrest during this difficult period.

This is truly shameful from Khan.
 
IK has repeatedly said thousands of people are behind bars in the media. He can’t do much right now. He is in a deep hole which he has to crawl out of. Things look very bleak at the moment. Hopefully, people will be let out soon because there was a post in PP that stated people can’t be kept captivated beyond 15 days if no trial.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In less than 10 hours, Overseas Pakistanis have achieved $316,000+ for the victims of Police Brutality and Torture. Salam to all donors and Salam to all martyrs and people who came out despite clear risks to their lives. Pakistan Zindabad! <a href="https://t.co/FexUTQ0SyT">https://t.co/FexUTQ0SyT</a> <a href="https://t.co/2j6q8jwEc7">pic.twitter.com/2j6q8jwEc7</a></p>— PTI (@PTIofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1660471264346095616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
The PTI has demanded the bail and release of workers and the general public arrested under First Information Reports (FIR) and the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO), saying that 190 workers and 300 citizens were arrested from Karachi, out of which 177 workers had been transferred to other cities.

According to Express News, PTI Karachi said that 177 workers had been arrested under MPO and transferred to other cities. More than 300 ordinary people who are not party workers but supporters of its ideology have also been arrested, it added.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On my appeal to raise funds for the families of the 25 shaheed who were shot while doing peaceful protests, the Pak American community has raised $534,000 in just over 24 hours .<br>I want to thank the Pak American Community and special thanks to Dr Nasrullah and Asad Faizi for…</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1660850161927573506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
PTI WORKER ‘HOLDS’ IMRAN KHAN RESPONSIBLE FOR MAY 9 VIOLENCE

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ‘worker’ in his confessional statement held former prime minister Imran Khan responsible for attacks on military installations following his arrest on May 9, ARY News reported.

“Imran Khan tasked workers to resort to violence if he was arrested,” Jan Muhammad, who claims to be a PTI worker, said in his confessional video statement.

Jan Muhammad, who was spotted during the attack at Jinnah House, desecrated the uniform of Corps Commander Lahore is a resident of KP’s tribal district, Mohmand.

Jan Muhammad said he was part of camps set up in Zaman Park, which was tasked to evade the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan.

The ‘PTI worker’ further said party leader Imtiaz Sheikh asked the workers to move towards cantt area following Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9.

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daytrader said:
PTI WORKER ‘HOLDS’ IMRAN KHAN RESPONSIBLE FOR MAY 9 VIOLENCE

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ‘worker’ in his confessional statement held former prime minister Imran Khan responsible for attacks on military installations following his arrest on May 9, ARY News reported.

“Imran Khan tasked workers to resort to violence if he was arrested,” Jan Muhammad, who claims to be a PTI worker, said in his confessional video statement.

Jan Muhammad, who was spotted during the attack at Jinnah House, desecrated the uniform of Corps Commander Lahore is a resident of KP’s tribal district, Mohmand.

Jan Muhammad said he was part of camps set up in Zaman Park, which was tasked to evade the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan.

The ‘PTI worker’ further said party leader Imtiaz Sheikh asked the workers to move towards cantt area following Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9.

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Is there any doubt in this?

Khan threatened the Islamabad Police commissioner who held him back for 3 hours that he will let his followers know via social media, asserting pressure on the commissioner
 
Ok so the security forces who killed over 25 people are not to blame but IK is?

I know the mental gymnastics done to support the likes of the Sharifs are good but this does take the cake.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An example of the terror that they try to spread. The way Pakistani women stood up for Haqeeqi Azadi, they will be remembered and become part of our democratic history. <br> <a href="https://t.co/I2bsqgEkKS">https://t.co/I2bsqgEkKS</a></p>— PTI (@PTIofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1661274630118600708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed on Wednesday penned a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, raising concern over "bogus cases" and "life threats" he claims to be facing.

The PTI's official Twitter account has shared the letter Saeed addressed to the CJP requesting him to take notice of the "bogus cases, frivolous FIRs and life threats" he faces as well as the "complicity of the government of Pakistan, its instrumentalities and officers" in the matter.
 
IHC orders release of PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the release of PTI Senator Ejaz Chaudhry and deemed his detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance as invalid.

Justice Miangul Hassan issued the order for the release of the PTI leader, while hearing the plea submitted by his lawyer, Taimur Malik.

It was two weeks ago that Islamabad police had apprehended Chaudhry and several other PTI leaders under Section 3 of the MPO.

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PDM thuggery in progress.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honourable Chief Justice, former Federal Minister and MNA Murad Saeed has written this letter to you about his life being under serious threat.<br>Only the Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court can ensure his safety.<br><br>Just like Arshad Sharif there are agencies out to kill… <a href="https://t.co/wviVTvGD4H">pic.twitter.com/wviVTvGD4H</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1661745087716687874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
A QUESTION for the patwaris here.

IK asked his supporters to take to the street. i think every human being has a right to take to the streets and protest in a democracy. why is he being blamed for inciting violence? have any of you seen the videos and pictures of army rangers manhandling women protesting peacefully?

do we really want to live in the dark ages and not even allow our own citizens to protest?
 
Stewie said:
A QUESTION for the patwaris here.

IK asked his supporters to take to the street. i think every human being has a right to take to the streets and protest in a democracy. why is he being blamed for inciting violence? have any of you seen the videos and pictures of army rangers manhandling women protesting peacefully?

do we really want to live in the dark ages and not even allow our own citizens to protest?
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I would not be surprised if some of the people causing violence were undercover army people.
 
A human rights organization has officially tweeted that Shahbaz Sharif and the Pak army chief need to be tried for crimes against humanity for the episodes in the last 2 weeks.
 
CJP Bandyal will go down as one of the most impotent, spineless Chief Justices in our history.

Qazi Faez Essa even though is crooked, atleast he is swift and decisive with his judgements and directions. Bandyal on the other hand is a coward who has opted to act as a marriage counsellor i.e. talk it out amongst yourselves.
 
SalimBhai said:
I would not be surprised if some of the people causing violence were undercover army people.
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This entire operation was well planned for months. ISI had their agents in the PTI crowd in Zaman Park for months and made sure these people were photographed. I will not be surprised if they show pics of these people in the Core Commander house and make the case that look, this is the proof the PTI people were involved and received instructions from the top.
 
AN OPEN LETTER – CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE END TO STATE VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN
MAY 23, 2023


As scholars and academics, we are alarmed by recent events in Pakistan. We condemn the state-sanctioned violence, murder and torture of protestors, use of sexual violence against women and men, curbs on media, bans on freedom of assembly and speech, and arbitrary arrests of thousands of political leaders and workers belonging to the main opposition party.

Following the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s elected government in April 2022, the ruling establishment has unleashed a reign of terror in a desperate bid to hold on to power, and deny the people of Pakistan a say in their future. While violence and censorship by the state and the military establishment has continued over decades, we are witnessing this in a very different form – given the scale and intensity of the recent public protests. The current government—backed, kept in power, and operated by the military establishment—is refusing to hold elections as mandated by the Constitution and ordered by the Supreme Court. The regime enjoys no popular mandate to rule and is depriving people of their right to vote, while seeking to eliminate the largest opposition party from the political arena.

Meanwhile, the people of Pakistan are facing an unprecedented onslaught on their civil liberties. Most recently, in flagrant violation of international human rights conventions, the military has announced its intention to establish military courts for trying civilians who protest and register their political dissent in the public domain, bypassing due process of law. The government has also attacked the judiciary, and court orders to release political leaders arrested under fabricated charges have been ignored. This is all occurring at a time when people are facing dire living conditions: over the last year, unemployment has spiraled, the currency has lost 55% of its value, and inflation has tripled.

We, the undersigned concerned scholars, write this open letter to express our solidarity with the people of Pakistan, and denounce attempts to impose a brutal and violent tyranny upon the country. The suspension of the rule of law, the use of state terror against the population, and the collapse of constitutional order is only deepening the political, economic, and social crisis in Pakistan.

Therefore we call upon the ruling establishment to:

Restore civil rights: It is vital to restore and uphold the fundamental rights and liberties of the people of Pakistan. This includes protecting freedom of expression, assembly, and association, as well as ensuring the right to a fair trial and due process for all individuals. We further contend that audiences within and outside Pakistan have a right to access accurate information about newsworthy events, and demand immediate cessation of state interference with, and curbs on, press freedom.
Release all political prisoners: We urge the regime to immediately release all political prisoners who have been detained without just cause or due process. The continued incarceration of individuals including journalists, lawyers, doctors, academics, and other civilians for exercising their constitutional rights violates international law and principles of justice.
Cease efforts to use military courts for civilians: Trial of civilians under military courts represents a gross violation of the Constitution and contravenes international law. Legal proceedings must be pursued under the existing judicial system, which must be allowed to function without coercion.
Investigate and prosecute officials who have violated and abused citizens: We demand independent and impartial investigations be carried out to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations. These include murder, torture, and use of sexual violence against political activists, journalists, and innocent civilians. The perpetrators must be brought to justice and victims provided reparations.
Respect the democratic process, end military interference in politics, and hold elections immediately: The state should desist from banning or breaking up any political party and engage in introspection on the deep drivers of grievances and the absence of institutionalized mechanisms to channelize these grievances. In a country of 230 million people, with an increasingly young and urban population, there is a legitimate expectation that people should have the right to choose their leaders and government. The military’s continued interference in politics (courts, police, media, and political parties) consistently denies this right and public grievances are more likely to be directed at the Army. To avert imminent chaos, we demand that the ruling establishment must step back from this interference and hold timely, and free and fair elections, with all legitimate political forces allowed to contest.
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Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told a weekly press briefing here.

Answering a question about a letter written to US Secretary of State by more than 60 congressmen about human rights violation in Pakistan, she said: “We have seen the letter. We do not agree with the characterisation of events of May 9 and the situation in Pakistan, as reflected in that letter.”

She said the National Security Committee had spelt out the factual situation around the events of May 9. “Pakistan remains committed to its constitutional obligations to protect the rights and property of all its citizens. These constitutional guarantees and fundamental freedoms are being underwritten by our judiciary,” she remarked.
 
The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a written report from the Punjab inspector general of police regarding the action taken in the May 9 cases and the procedure of geo-fencing.

Justice Anwarul Haq Pannun remarked that people cannot be left to die in jail as they are being re-arrested after release.

Justice Pannun heard a petition of woman, Kulsoom Arshad, challenging the re-arrest of her son Shoaib Arshad after his release.
The Punjab inspector general of police in the court.

Justice Pannu told the IG that he had no desire to call him. “You are the police chief of the largest province of the country. We expect the police to support the courts properly. If a citizen is released from one case, they are arrested in another. What is happening? Why is the law not being followed?”

The IGP apprised the court that important installations, including the Jinnah House, were damaged in the incidents on May 9. “Arrests are being carried out through geo-fencing. These incidents took place in the cities, including Gujranwala and Lahore in Taliban style. After the identification parade, innocent persons will be released.”

The IG said that the person in question had been arrested with the help of social media and CCTV footage.

The IG apprised the court that two WhatsApp groups had also been found, and action was being taken after checking it. “We are arresting those who are involved in torturing policewomen and officers. Investigations are being conducted by forming JITs in the listed cases.”

Justice Pannun remarked, “You, me and government institutions are all employees […] we get salary. People have employed us. We have not been appointed to rule, but to serve. Deal all cases according to the law. Don't give priority to anyone. You also have to retire. We also have to retire. IG Sir! You and we have to live in the same society after retirement.”

Justice Pannun remarked that they could not leave people to die in jails.
Later, the court sought a written report from the Punjab IG regarding the action taken in the cases and the procedure of geo-fencing.
 
IHC declares Qureshi, Chaudhry, Bokhari’s arrests under MPO ‘illegal’

The Islamabad High Court, in separate verdicts, has declared the arrests of PTI leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Ejaz Chaudhry, and former party member Maleeka Bokhari under the Maintenance of Public Order “illegal”.

The verdicts, issued by Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, stated that “for detailed reasons to be recorded later, the instant writ petition is allowed”, as it set aside the district magistrate’s detention order “for not being compliant with the law […]”.
 
I'm not into conspiracy theories but thie whole thing seems like a game to me.

IHC probably gets a nod and a wink once they've got confirmation they'll leave PTI and then behold the court declares their arrest as illegal.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Strongly condemn the appalling and cowardly action by authorities to demolish Ali Nawaz’s house & tear down its gate.<br>His elderly mother & his sister (a differently-abled child) lives inside the house.<br><br>While it is evidently clear that they’re devoid of any morality, the PDM govt…</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1662526155444854790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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PDM Thugs

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SAPM Abdul Ghaffar Dogar has requested his own govt not to arrest or harass certain individuals as they have left PTI and joined them. This proves even further that the arrests, threats and trials are not based on any facts or realities , rather simply “guilty by affiliation” If… <a href="https://t.co/ZjKpJ8RhDR">pic.twitter.com/ZjKpJ8RhDR</a></p>— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) <a href="https://twitter.com/sayedzbukhari/status/1662798673607008256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
The corrupt and sinister military of Pakistan is responsible for serious civil rights violations in the country and unfortunately they are somehow above and beyond reproach so they will never be held accountable for these atrocities.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With complete disregard for the rule of law, this fascist govt - far worse than General Musharraf's martial law, has a one point agenda which is to crush PTI.<br><br>Meanwhile, Pak economy is going into a free fall. Dollar is at Rs. 315 in the open market, while for non CNIC holders…</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1663142161829838851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Stewie said:
The corrupt and sinister military of Pakistan is responsible for serious civil rights violations in the country and unfortunately they are somehow above and beyond reproach so they will never be held accountable for these atrocities.
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And they can't even be called out. PDM have to be made the pseudo target.
 
Lahore ATC sends Yasmin Rashid to jail on 14-day judicial remand

A Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court has sent PTI leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on a 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to the May 9 riots.

During the hearing, conducted by Judge Abeer Gul Khan, the police requested the court to grant a physical remand of the former Punjab minister. However, the plea was dismissed by the court.
 
Kudos to Pakistanis living overseas who are exposing these PDM Thugs

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Meeting with Senator Bob Menendez Chairman Foreign Relations Committee of Senate one of the most powerful and influential voice on Foreign Policy. Briefed the Senator on ongoing situation in Pakistan specially the Human Rights Violations and worst harassment of women political… <a href="https://t.co/EncJ12aZiP">pic.twitter.com/EncJ12aZiP</a></p>— Atif Khan (@akhan4pakistan) <a href="https://twitter.com/akhan4pakistan/status/1663224769016217610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sealing the business of Ali Nawaz Awan MNA, demolishing the property of Senator Aon Abbass Buppi, harassing, humiliating and torturing PTI activists by this out of control fascist imported govt and the illegal govts of KPK & Punjab has to be condemned in the strongest terms…</p>— Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmarAyubKhan/status/1663228572339785729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Ali Muhammad Khan re-arrested upon release from Adiala Jail: PTI
The PTI has said party leader Ali Muhammad Khan has been re-arrested following his release from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

“Ali Muhammad Khan has now been arrested for the third time,” the PTI said on Twitter.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Appalled to see the inhuman treatment of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/political?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#political</a> activists in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistan</a>. Presenting alleged <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/women?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#women</a> rioters with their heads covered in polythene bags is a blatant violation of their dignity and rights. Such actions have no place in a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/democratic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#democratic</a> society. <a href="https://t.co/PlMzQlfIGA">pic.twitter.com/PlMzQlfIGA</a></p>— Baqir Sajjad (@baqirsajjad) <a href="https://twitter.com/baqirsajjad/status/1663530817253933056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday declared the deputy commissioner's orders to arrest those accused of involvement in May 9 protests under Maintenance of Public Order (3 MPO) as null and void.

The law of 3 MPO in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) had been challenged in the high court.

A writ petition was filed by Advocate Naeem Ahmed Khattak through the mediation of Advocate Ali Azim Afridi against the powers granted to the district governments under 3 MPO. In the writ petition, the provincial government had been made a party through the chief secretary and the law secretary. It was submitted that the bill is not correct and is unconstitutional.

According to the writ petition, any citizen can be arrested without giving any reason under the law of 3 MPO. Along with this, the administrative officers have the power to issue, execute, punish, and try warrants, it noted.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Make no mistake about the evil intent behind Imran Niazi's latest ploy to defame our law enforcement agencies & police. Yet again he is making misleading & baseless allegations of the "rights abuses" just to distract attention for his culpability in the tragic events of May 9. I…</p>— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz/status/1664259054179586049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Apparently the plan is to use these PTI Kings people and to release the PTI workers and have these guys address a press conference where they will take credit for releasing the workers and for them to promote the narrative that we are the true PTI people, party, we truly care about our workers whereas Imran Khan is happy to sit in Zaman Park, letting everyone else suffer for him, he doesn't care about his workers, supporters e.t.c.
 
The law of Jungle now applicable in Pakistan #PDMThugs

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IHC summons DG Rangers, others over failure to recover Shahzad Akbar’s brother

The Islamabad High Court has summoned DG Rangers Punjab, interior secretary and other relevant officials on Monday while hearing a plea seeking the recovery of Murad Akbar, the brother of Shahzad Akbar, adviser to former prime minister Imran Khan.

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the summons, cautioning that the court would summon the prime minister if the court’s instructions were ignored and the missing individual was not presented.

Justice Kayani expressed dissatisfaction with the disappearance of individuals, noting that they were being apprehended by men in uniform, while the authorities appeared indifferent to the matter.

“I will issue an order so that everyone will realise,” the judge remarked.
 
Former lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shireen Mazari said that policemen in plain clothes including women personnel and paratroopers took her daughter, Imaan Hazir Mazari, away in an overnight raid on Sunday.

She said that it is an act of abduction. Shireen Mazari strongly condemned the overnight incident that took place in Sunday wee hours. She said that the personnel forced into her house by breaking down the front door of their house.

She further said, "We asked who they had come for and they just dragged Imaan out. They marched all over the house."

"My daughter was in her night clothes and said let me change but they just dragged her away," she said.

"The officials also took away our security cameras and seized Imaan's laptop and phone," Shireen Mazair said. "We were not even shown an arrest warrant."

There are only two women living in the house, she said terming the arrest as an act of kidnapping and 'state fascism'.

The News
 
WicketLord said:
Former lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shireen Mazari said that policemen in plain clothes including women personnel and paratroopers took her daughter, Imaan Hazir Mazari, away in an overnight raid on Sunday.

She said that it is an act of abduction. Shireen Mazari strongly condemned the overnight incident that took place in Sunday wee hours. She said that the personnel forced into her house by breaking down the front door of their house.

She further said, "We asked who they had come for and they just dragged Imaan out. They marched all over the house."

"My daughter was in her night clothes and said let me change but they just dragged her away," she said.

"The officials also took away our security cameras and seized Imaan's laptop and phone," Shireen Mazair said. "We were not even shown an arrest warrant."

There are only two women living in the house, she said terming the arrest as an act of kidnapping and 'state fascism'.

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This is a fascist state. @Mamoon remember IKs "fascism". This is fascism
 
Accountability is the way which can form the bedrock of effective governance and sustainable recovery.
 
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday remanded human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari into police custody in a case of “interference in state affairs”.

Imaan was arrested by police in the wee hours of Sunday on the charges of interference in state affairs.

The female lawyer was presented before the court after her one-day remand expired today. At the outset of the hearing, Imaan’s lawyer stated that her client was booked in two different cases of the same nature.

The police failed to recover anything in physical remand of 24 hours and now demanding a remand of 10 days of her client.

After hearing arguments, the ATC judge handed over the human rights lawyer to police on three-day physical remand.

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Imaan Mazari remanded into police custody for three days

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday remanded human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari into police custody in a case of "interference in state
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This has been a part of Pakistan's history that opposition is eliminated through power and now PTI targeting. But it's unfortunate that even our courts, which should make decisions according to the law, are also manipulated. This is a significant misfortune for Pakistan.
 
daytrader said:
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday remanded human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari into police custody in a case of “interference in state affairs”.

Imaan was arrested by police in the wee hours of Sunday on the charges of interference in state affairs.

The female lawyer was presented before the court after her one-day remand expired today. At the outset of the hearing, Imaan’s lawyer stated that her client was booked in two different cases of the same nature.

The police failed to recover anything in physical remand of 24 hours and now demanding a remand of 10 days of her client.

After hearing arguments, the ATC judge handed over the human rights lawyer to police on three-day physical remand.

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Imaan Mazari remanded into police custody for three days

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday remanded human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari into police custody in a case of "interference in state
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Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir was re-arrested outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Monday, hours after an Islamabad anti-terrorism court granted her bail in a sedition case.

Confirming the arrest on X (formerly Twitter), the Islamabad police said Imaan was taken into custody in a terrorism case registered at the Bara Kahu police station.
 
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted fresh physical remand of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders and activists to the police following addition of new offences in the FIRs relating to the May 9 incidents including the attack on the corps commander’s house.

Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar allowed Shadman police three-day remand of PTI Punjab president Dr Yasmin Rashid, former senior provincial minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed and Senator Ijaz Chaudhry in a case of attacking and burning the police station.

The judge also allowed Sarwar Road police fresh physical remand of 68 PTI leaders and activists for three days in the corps commander residence attack case.

The suspects include former MNA Alia Hamza, fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed and Tayyaba Ambreen.

www.dawn.com

68 PTI leaders on fresh remand after amended FIRs

Police plea for fresh remand of Umer Cheema, Khadija in Askari Tower attack case rejected.
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Police arrest Haleem Adil Sheikh.

KARACHI:
In spite of a restraining order from the top court of the province, police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Haleem Adil Sheikh from outside the court building and bundled him off to an undisclosed location.

Haleem had appeared in the public for the first time since the May 9 riots.

He had come to the SHC for the hearing of his appeal against the non-bailable arrest warrant.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) suspended the non-bailable arrest warrant of Pakistan Tehreeke- Insaf (PTI) leader, Haleem Adil Sheikh and ordered him to appear before the relevant court in seven days.

A two-member bench headed by Justice KK Agha heard the petition against the issuance of non-bailable arrest warrant of PTI leader, Haleem Adil Sheikh and restrained the anti-corruption police from arresting him.

Express Tribune
 
KARACHI: Police on Thursday arrested provincial president of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Haleem Adil Sheikh in a May 9 riots case soon after an antiterrorism court (ATC) ordered his release in another case.

An hour-long drama was witnessed before the court of the administrative judge of the ATCs in Clifton, where police tried to apply one after another tactics to secure his custody.

Senior PTI leadership, including 11 former lawmakers, have been booked in around four cases of resorting to arson and violence during their protests against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.

On Thursday, the investigating officer produced him before the ATCs administrative judge to seek his remand in an identical case registered at the Ferozabad police station.

He informed the court that Mr Sheikh was taken into custody on Wednesday midnight and his custody was required for interrogation as he had allegedly incited party workers for arson and violence during May 9 protests in Karachi.

The judge also told the IO to remove his handcuffs.

However, police took him into custody as soon as he came outside the Clifton judicial complex and drove him to the Clifton police station for the purpose of checking his past criminal record (CRO).

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Police again arrest PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh after ATC orders his release

An hour-long drama was witnessed where police tried to apply one after another tactics to secure his custody.
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Physical remand extended:

An anti-terrorism court on Thursday extended physical remand of 83 PTI leaders and activists, including a senator and two former provincial ministers, in two cases of May 9 riots for further five days.

The police produced PTI’s Punjab president Dr Yasmin Rashid, former provincial minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed, Senator Ijaz Chaudhry and nine others before the court on expiry of their previous remand in the Shadman police station attack case.

The investigating officer said further custody of the suspects was required to complete the investigation.

Judge Abher Gul Khan allowed the request and extended the physical remand of the suspects for five days.

The judge also extended the physical remand of PTI activists, including fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed, Tayyaba Ambreen, former MNA Alia Hamza and 77 other suspects, in the corps commander house attack case.

DAWN
 
Father of Hassaan Niazi moves SC against military trials.

Journalist requests apex court to declare trial of civilians in military courts unconstitutional.

Journalist Hafeezullah Niazi moved the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday to declare the trial of civilians in military courts unconstitutional as he fights the case for his son Hassaan Niazi, also nephew of former prime minister and chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan.

Niazi, in his petition, argued that no parallel judicial system should be established under the Constitution.

The petition asserted that Article 10-A guarantees the right to fair trial and fulfils legal requirements, and hence should be upheld.

The petitioner also moved the apex court for Sections 2(1)(d)(ii) and 59(4) of the Army Amendment Act (AAA) to be exempted for those involved in the events of May 9. He further requested the court to also declare Section 94 to be declared unconstitutional.

The opposed section states that any “competent Army Officer could investigate a case of any Army personnel, if he was implicated in a civil offence, provided such army officer made such demand from police authorities.”

Express Tribune
 
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday while hearing a petition on recovery of a “missing” politician directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to issue arrest warrants for police officials allegedly involved in illegal detention of citizens.

The IHC had summoned the senior superintendent of police (SSP) on the petition seeking recovery of former member of the National Assembly (MNA) Sadaqat Abbasi, who belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).

IHC Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri also issued a notice to the inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad and sought a report from him on the matter. The court directed the IGP to take up the matter with the interior and defence ministries and submit their responses in the report.

The habeas corpus petition had been filed by Usman Ghani Sadaqat, the brother of the ex-MNA. The petitioner stated before the court that unknown persons had “kidnapped” his brother from outside the Parliament Lodges and requested the court to direct the authorities to produce him. The court adjourned further hearing for this matter till Tuesday.

Meanwhile, IHC Justice Babar Sattar also directed the FIA to proceed against officials of Islamabad Police for illegally detaining the citizens.

He was hearing the case related to allegations against the police officials for detaining the citizens and seeking ransom for their release. The FIA informed the court that the accused police officials were not cooperating with the investigation team after which Justice Sattar directed the FIA to issue arrest warrants, if the suspects were not joining the investigation.

The legal adviser of the Islamabad Police Tahir Kazim informed the court that the IGP had already suspended four police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, who were involved in the crime, and proceedings against them were underway at three forums. He further told the court that the deputy inspector general (operations) is conducting an inquiry in this matter.

www.dawn.com

FIA directed to arrest policemen involved in illegal detentions

While hearing plea seeking ex-PTI MNA Sadaqat Abbasi's recovery, IHC directs IG to take matter up with interior, defence ministries.
www.dawn.com
 
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday denied Sarwar Road police further physical remand of PTI women including fashion designer Khadija Shah, Sanam Javed, Tayyaba Ambreen, former MNA Alia Hamza and 77 other suspects in the corps commander house attack case.

The investigating officer produced the suspects before the court and requested it to extend their physical remand to complete the investigation.

Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar turned down the police request and sent the suspects to jail on judicial remand.

Separately, ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan also denied Shadman police further remand of former senior provincial minister Mian Mahmoodur Rashid in the police station burning case and sent him to jail on judicial remand.

The police had secured fresh remand of the suspects after the addition of new offences in all May 9 cases under sections 121, 131 and 146 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) in the FIRs.

www.dawn.com

ATC denies police further remand of PTI women

Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sends them to jail on judicial remand; another ATC judge denies further physical remand of Mian Mehmoodur Rashid.
www.dawn.com
 
The police on Wednesday arrested 36 activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and detained them in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, under Section 16 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) after the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted them bail.

These PTI workers had been detained in Adiala Jail in the case pertaining to the attack on the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) on May 9.

These workers had managed to get bail from a court last month, but the police had detained them in connection with another case related to the May 9 incident.

The police have so far detained as many as 230 suspects in the GHQ attack case.

On the other hand, the police have nominated around 150 unknown suspects in the Hamza Camp attack and another 100 in the Museum attack case.

In Rawalpindi, around 15 FIRs were registered related to the May 9 attacks under the anti-terrorism law and other relevant charges.

www.dawn.com

36 PTI activists arrested again in Rawalpindi despite getting bail

Detained in Adiala Jail in case pertaining to attack on GHQ, police source says.
www.dawn.com
 
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Wednesday sent provincial president of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Haleem Adil Sheikh to prison on judicial remand in the DSP torture case.

Mr Sheikh, along with 11 lawmakers and 800-1000 unknown party activists, has been booked in cases of arson and terrorism during violent protests against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on May 9 and 10.

On Wednesday, the investigating officer produced him before the administrative judge of the ATCs on expiry of his one-day police remand and sought an extension in the same for further questioning.

He submitted that DSP Jumma Din had lodged a complaint, alleging that PTI leaders and workers including Mr Sheikh had physically tortured him, dragged him out of his official mobile van and set it on fire on May 10.

The IO requested the court to extend his physical remand by 14 days to complete investigations.

Turning down the IO’s request, the judge sent the PTI leader to prison on judicial remand.

The IO was directed to produce him on the next date and also submit an investigation report against Mr Sheikh.

www.dawn.com

PTI leader sent to prison in May 9 case

Haleem Adil Sheikh accused of torturing DSP.
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday indicted capital Deputy Commissioner (DC) Irfan Nawaz Memon and three others for contempt in a case pertaining to the prolonged detention of PTI leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.

Justice Babar Sattar presided over the hearing during which the court also indicted Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) operations Jamil Zafar, Superintendent (SP) Farooq Buttar and Station House Officer (SHO) Nasir Manzoor.

The development comes a day after the IHC stripped Islamabad’s district magistrate of his powers to detain suspects under the MPO while hearing the same petitions.

The PTI leaders had been held by the police in connection with the May 9 violence, with Afridi first arrested on May 16 and Gulzar taken into custody on August 9.

On August 16, the IHC had allowed Afridi and Gulzar to be released and decided to indict the DC and SSP for contempt of court after deeming their responses to the court as “unsatisfactory”.

DAWN
 
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore granted the police further physical remand of former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid and designer Khadija Shah on Saturday in separate cases pertaining to May 9 riots.

The court was informed that new charges related to sedition and inciting mutiny have been added to the rioting and hate speech case in connection with rioting and vandalism at Sherpao Bridge.

The investigation officer (IO) sought further custody of Dr Rashid, who was part of ousted prime minister Imran Khan's cabinet.

The ATC directed the police to produce Dr Rashid in court on September 14 in the case registered at Sarwar Police Station.

Rashid has been arrested multiple times in connection with May 9 protests against Imran's arrest.

Meanwhile, the police produced Khadija Shah before the ATC in a case pertaining to arson at Askari Tower and sought further physical remand based on additional provisions included in the case.

The ATC accepted the request and granted the police further custody of Shah.

In another case related to the May 9 riots and vandalism, the ATC sent six others on judicial remand.

Accused Arbaz, Abdul Hafeez, Faheem Qaiser, Tahir Khan, Muhammad Gul and Ghulam Abbas, implicated in a case registered at Shadman Police Station, were produced before the court.

The court denied the police's request for physical remand and sent the accused on judicial remand.

Thousands across the country, with most hailing from Punjab, have been behind bars for months in various cases pertaining to protests that broke out nationwide after Imran's arrest on May 9. At least 102 suspects have been detained in the military's custody pending trials under the Army Act.

Express Tribune
 
If they leave PTI then all these cases against them will be finished. Whoever in power, their only effort is to put the opposition in jail and its true.
 
The PTI on Saturday claimed that party leader Usman Dar was kidnapped by “unknown persons” from Karachi’s Malir Cantt area.

PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub alleged on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that Dar was abducted from Malir Cantt “by unknown people at 4:30pm today”.

“He has reportedly been taken to an unknown location,” Ayub added, further saying that the police were claiming Dar was not in their custody.

PTI’s Farrukh Habib demanded that the allegedly detained leader be brought to light immediately and presented in court if there was a case against him so Dar could exercise his right to defend himself and his family could meet him.

DAWN
 
There are some people like Osman Dar who have not left the party so far and are paying its price.
Many party leaders left the party when they faced a little pressure.
 
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has declared as illegal and set aside detention orders of eight leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, including two former lawmakers, by deputy commissioners of three districts under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.

A bench consisting of Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Shahid Khan accepted seven petitions challenging eight detention orders issued on different dates by the deputy commissioners of Swat, Bajaur and Dir lower districts for detaining the petitioners for a period of 30 days each.

The petitioners included ex-MNA Gul Zafar Khan, former provincial minister Amjid Ali, Swat city mayor Shahid Ali Khan, chairman of tehsil Barikot (Swat), Kashif Ali, ex-assistant advocate general Sohail Sultan and three other leaders Sultani Room, Farman Khan and Jehanzeb.

The bench directed the petitioners that as a matter of caution, they should submit two surety bonds of Rs 100,000 each to the satisfaction of the concerned district and sessions judge along with an undertaking that they should not involve in any anti-state activities and would not act prejudicially to the public safety in any manner.

DAWN
 
Normally, a political worker is apprehended.
corrupt individuals should be apprehended, whether they are associated with PTI, PPP, or PMLN. Only then will Pakistan's economy improve and thrive if those engaged in corruption are punished and there is a fear of the law
 
ISLAMABAD: A special court on Thursday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar in the cipher case, ARY News reported.

Judge Abu Alhasnaat Zulqurnain announced the decision on Umar’s bail against surety bonds worth Rs50,000.

Umar, who served as finance minister and planning minister in the PTI government, appeared in person before Islamabad court to secure bail.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi are on remand in the same case until September 26.

Umar had gone ‘missing’ from Islamabad on August 20, hours after Qureshi was arrested in the cipher case.

On last Tuesday, it was reported that Asad Umar had been arrested in a cipher probe, but he refuted the news and appeared on the scene to secure bail in the case after the arrest of party leaders.

ARY news
 
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Thursday sent PTI leader Yasmin Rashid to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to remarks against state institutions and rioting in the wake of the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in May.

ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan presided over today’s hearing during which police produced Rashid before the court on the expiration of her physical remand.

Separately, the court also allowed Rashid’s request seeking permission for her to visit Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital. The court heard the plea on Wednesday but the written order was issued today.

Rashid filed the application through her lawyer, Advocate Rana Mudassar. The application, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said that Rashid was 74-years-old, a cancer patient and was also suffering from many other diseases.

Allowing Rashid’s request, Judge Khan noted that Rashid was a “high-risk case” and was on “close follow up”. In the written order, the judge directed the superintendent of the Central Jail, Lahore to facilitate Rashid “for her production in order to get treatment at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore”.

DAWN
 
LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday denied Gulberg police further physical remand of Khadija Shah in Askari Tower attack case and sent her jail till September 28.

The court, however, extended physical remand of eight other suspects for five days in Askari Tower attack case.

The police produced the suspects before the court on expiry of previous remand.

The investigating officer asked the court to extend physical remand of Khadija as the investigation was still underway.

The court, however, turned down the request and sent Khadija to jail on judicial remand.

Source: Business Recorder
 
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