An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has approved the physical remand of six Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and thirty others for violating a new public protest law.
Lawmakers associated with PTI including Sher Afzal Marwat, Zain Qureshi, Naseem Shah, Amir Dogar, Ahmed Chattha, are charged in connection with the Sanghjani police station case.
However, PTI bigwig, advocate Shoaib Shaheen is exempted from physical remand, but the court has advised sending him to judicial custody.
Earlier, the Federal Capital Administration allotted a three-hour time slot from 4 PM to 7 PM for the rally at Sangjani, which was violated by PTI leadership, resulting in a crackdown.
Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Advocate Shoaib Shaheen, and Sher Afzal Marwat, were arrested from parliament premises.
However, Islamabad police released barrister Khan after a few hours of detention.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and son of former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Zain Qureshi, said on Monday that he hopes his father will be released from jail after Eid ul Azha, Geo News has reported.
A close aide to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been in jail since last year.
“This is my second Eid without my father. He has given the ultimate sacrifice. I’m hoping that he’ll be out of jail after Eid,” Zain Qureshi told journalists after offering Eid prayers in Multan.
Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi are facing multiple cases. They were initially arrested in the cypher case and cases related to vandalism on May 9.
Zain Qureshi also that his party is always ready for dialogue.
During a hearing on the petition filed for the recovery of the jailed leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the courtroom in Lahore High Court (LHC) burst into laughter as the judge gave a hilarious response to Zain Qureshi, son of Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
During the hearing, the court inquired from the lawyer of the petitioner why his clients were arrested, to which the lawyer said that they had started Jail Bharro Tehreek (voluntary arrest movement). Justice Shahram then asked the lawyers that why they were “playing with the courts”, to which the lawyer said that these were symbolic arrests. “We are not asking for bail, we have come to the court to protect their rights.”
The response promoted laughter in the court, on which the judge said, “You were saying yourself to arrest him, now if he is arrested, what is the urgency?”
Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s son, Zain Qureshi, also appeared in the court and said in his statement, “I was not arrested but my father was arrested, they are not allowing me to meet him.”
Justice Shahram instructed Zain Qureshi to go to the place where Section 144 is imposed. “You will be arrested and then you will be able to meet your father too.”
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice President Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s daughter Meher Bano Qureshi is contesting the upcoming by-polls for a National Assembly (NA) seat vacated by her brother Zain Qureshi.
She will contest the election from NA-157, Multan. Addressing a press conference, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that they had filed nomination papers after the approval of PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
“Meher Bano has a sense of the next generation. If we want to get our country out of this difficult situation, then mothers and daughters have to play a role because a mother has more sense of what will be the future of her child.”
Meher Bano said that she has been working with the social media team of PTI since 2018.
“My father has chosen me to keep Imran Khan’s narrative alive, contrary to tradition.”
However, in Multan, PTI workers came to protest against their own party’s candidate, Meher Bano Qureshi, outside the Election Commission office and raised slogans of disapproval for dynastic politics. They argued that Mahmood couldn’t find anyone within the party for the candidacy.
“First Mahmood gave a party ticket to his son, now her to his daughter,” they complained.
A local PTI member, Engineer Waseem, who was also a part of the protest, said that if the party does not give him a ticket, then he would contest the election as an independent candidate.
ملتان,پی ٹی آئی کارکن انجینئر وسیم کا ساتھیوں کے ہمراہ وائس چیئرمین شاہ محمود قریشی کے خلاف احتجاج
ملتان,این اے 157 میں شاہ محمود قریشی اپنی بیٹی مہر بانو قریشی کو امیدوار کھڑا کر کے موروثی سیاست کو فروغ دے رہے ہیں, انجینئر وسیم pic.twitter.com/Kb2nq3ido4
People on social media are expressing their disappointment over PTI continuing with the tradition of dynastic politics.
Father Shah Mehmood Qureshi already in NA and brother Zain first in NA (now PA) certainly @PTIofficial is proving to be no different from parties @ImranKhanPTI accuse of dynasty politics https://t.co/JVE3OcMxtm
They say that Imran Khan is against hereditary politics, on the other hand, after Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s son was made MPA, now his daughter was given a party ticket. Wow!#PTI
This should be Stop PTI is doing the same as PPP&PMLN I was against them and also this one. Tickets should be given to PTI Worker who worked for years rather than Shah Mahmood Qureshi Family. Shah Mahmood is destroying the stance of PTI on Dynasty Politics. pic.twitter.com/eZUl5WvK6O
One thing not related to the topic but I must mention it . The ticket of National Assembly given to the daughter of Shah Mahmood Qureshi daughter is pure nepotism and a example of family dynastic politics which IK has been a strong critic
Reacting to the backlash, Meher Bano tweeted: “I have come across so many spreading fake news, doctored images and posters and attributing false statements to me. I wonder if it would have been different had I been a man. Anyhow, happy to work hard and prove myself.”
Since announcing my candidacy for by-election in #NA157, I have come across so many spreading fakes news, doctored images and posters and attributing false statements to me. I wonder if it would have been different had I been a man.Anyhow, happy to work hard & prove myself✌️
Shah Mahmood’s son Zain Qureshi won PP-217 in the Punjab by-polls held on July 17. After becoming a member of the Punjab Assembly, he vacated his NA seat. His sister will now contest the election for the NA seat vacated by him.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan himself has condemned and attacked the Pakistan Muslim-League (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for dynastic politics on multiple occasions.
Shameful how the feudal mindset of dynastic-controlled political parties allows their ldrs 2 usurp public property for its personal needs.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan sharing interesting facts on how his coalition party in Punjab “PMLQ” that also has successfully brought its CM with mere 10 MPAs in the Punjab Assembly has seen the downfall because of their dynastic politics. @MoonisElahi6@chparvezelahi#PMLQ#PTIpic.twitter.com/HtutUfCu8R
District Monitoring Officer for PP-217, Haider Riaz, has issued orders for an inquiry against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Zain Qureshi, son of former foreign minister and PTI’s Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for indulging in vote-buying practices during the by-election campaign in UC-44.
A complaint initiated through social media alleged that Zain Qureshi has offered a new motorcycle to each voter who can acquire 10 votes in his favour.
The inquiry letter states that such practices are considered corrupt and Article 218 (3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan allows the Election Commission to guard against corrupt practices. The inquiry is headed by Sadar assistant commissioner and DRTA secretary Multan.
