Two days after arrest and subsequent release of former human rights minister Shirin Mazari, in dominoes effect the police searched the room of Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) homes at midnight on Tuesday.
The police carried out a raid former finance minister Hammad Azhara home in Lahore in obvious attempt arrest his. Talking about the raid, PTI leader mother described how loud chaos scared her like the police force broke into her house.
Azhar’s security also explained how law enforcement officers allegedly attacked him and insulted his father, a martyr-warrior.
PTI chief Dr. Yasmine Rashid filmed the raid from outside Azhara residence.
Azhar was not the only PTI leader who faced police force and violation of privacy, the police were posted outside former interior minister sheikh rashida house previously on Monday.
After many of the police broke into the house of Hammad Azhar, law enforcement officers also entered former special assistant prime minister Usman Dara home.
Like Azhar, Usman Dar was also not in home so the police couldn’t arrest his. Speculation on these arrest attempts surfaced with many consider the possibility that they are related to former prime minister Imran Khan’s long march to Islamabad, which will take place on Wednesday (May 25).
After trying arrest Azhar tweeted defiantly: “Stop us if you can”.
روک سکو تو روک لو
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) May 23, 2022
On the microblogging site, the PTI chairman warned the incumbent. government that these fascist steps further aggravate the economic situation and plunge the country into anarchy.
Already economy is an in corkscrew. I want warn the scammers and their handlers that these undemocratic and fascist steps further aggravate the economic situation and push the country to a state of of anarchy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2022
Imran strengthened the right to peaceful protests in democratic country and condemned the “brutal repression” imposed by those in power.
Peaceful protest is right of all our citizens. Brutal repression on PTI executives and employees in Punjab and Islamabad once again shown us that we are familiar with – fascist nature of PMLN when in power. Real suppression also raises serious questions about Handlers.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2022
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