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PML-N warns of looming ‘May 9 Part II’, asks caretaker govt to wake up and foil the plan
PML-N warns of looming ‘May 9 Part II’, asks caretaker govt to wake up and foil the plan
Those involved in the May 9 violence haven’t learned anything, said PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan on Sunday, adding that the campaign launched against Pakistan from abroad was continuing unabated.
“Wake Mr Caretaker Prime Minister, wake up Mr Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister! Another May 9 is about to be carried out. Stop it before it happens,” he said, adding, “Stop them. Otherwise, they will cause irreparable damage to the state.”
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Malik said the PTI had a tradition of not accepting the election results and the latest controversy generated through former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Chatha was part of the practice.
He stressed the need for pre-empting their designs, saying they had started targeting the civil servants – a reference to the administration officials serving as district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) in Rawalpindi – on social media by sharing not only their images and home addresses but also of the family members.
The purpose was to influence and threaten the government servants for changing their loyalties to the PTI instead of state, Malik said.
Addressing the state, he warned that if no action wasn’t taken against the elements running the campaign from outside and inside the country, they would go ahead with the “May 9 Part II”.
Blasting the former Rawalpindi commissioner, he said Chatha had nothing to do with the election process in any capacity and was facing multiple inquiries.
Malik said the PTI had attacked very foundation of the state as well as its institutions and values, adding that the government wasn’t meant to act after an event, as pre-empting the nefarious designs and planned violence.
Speaking on the occasion, PML-N Deputy Secretary General Attaullah Tarar questioned whether posting the images of DROs and ROs as well as their family members wasn’t terrorism, as he demanded a severe action against those involved in the matter.
Tarar also asked whether the close relationship between PTI social media in-charge Arsalan Khalid and Chatha wasn’t established.
In her comments, PML-N Punjab Information Secretary Azma Bokhari said Chatha held meeting with PTI leader Mian Aslam Iqbal before levelling baseless allegations.
“An attempt is being made to turn the DROs and the ROs into Liaquat Chatha,” she remarked and noted that the country could not afford the anarchy which was being spread.
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad has discharged 32 individuals arrested in connection with the PTI protests, clearing them of the charges.
The 32 accused were brought before the ATC Islamabad late at night after being sent for an identification parade.
The case was heard by ATC Judge Abulhasnat Zulqarnain, with the accused represented by their lawyer Ansar Kiani.
Although the police had claimed that the arrests were made at the I-9 and Margalla police stations, the accused were brought to the court from Jhelum Jail, which led to the judge expressing displeasure.
During the proceedings, the police argued that the accused were arrested on November 25 and the identification parade had not yet been conducted. The police requested a 30-day physical remand for each of the accused.
However, the defense lawyer opposed the request, stating that there had been no identification parade and the police were seeking remand for recovery purposes.
The lawyer further claimed that the police had picked up laborers from their homes just to meet arrest quotas, involving them in the protest case.
After hearing the arguments, Judge Abulhasnat Zulqarnain ordered the release of the 32 accused by discharging them from the case, removing their handcuffs in the courtroom.
He also warned that if the police re-arrested them, the officers would be handcuffed as well.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Saturday extended bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser in a case pertaining to vandalism in Sangjani public gathering held by his party on Sept 28.
Justice Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain of the ATC conducted hearing of the case against the former NA speaker.
The petitioner’s lawyer requested exemptionof her client from appearance, citing terminal illness.
The lawyer also attached medical certificate of the former NA speaker.
Later, the court accepted the plea of Qaiser by extending his bail till Jan 7.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Adviser Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif claimed on Saturday that “secret meetings” were being held in the President House to oust Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and bring Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the new PM.
In a statement, the adviser said both father and son (President Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal) were making all the necessary efforts for premiership of the latter, adding that the president was on a secret mission to see his son as the PM.
“Zardari should make his son the PM through fair means instead of stealing the mandate given by the people to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Both Sharifs and Zardaris are enjoying the power through a stolen mandate,” he added.
He reiterated that Zardari should keep it in mind that the PTI would continue its struggle to restore its mandate.
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