Tag: Zaman Park

  • DAY 2: Khan still not arrested, court tells police to stop operation until tomorrow

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan hasn’t still arrested by the police, which has created an extremely chaotic and tense situation in Lahore.

    Now, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the police to delay its operation to arrest Imran Khan till 10am on Thursday.

    Jazba-e-Imran koyi Murad Saeed se seekhay

    Currently, the face-off has cooled down, however, in the video Khan’s followers and prominent members of PTI including Murad Saeed, Qasim Suri and Zulfi Bukhari can be seen celebrating.

    A large gathering of PTI supporters resisted attempts to arrest Imran Khan against rangers and police.

    Yasmin Rashid’s audio leak

    Amidst the clash between police, rangers and PTI supporters, another alleged audio leak has surfaced online.

    This time around, one can allegedly hear former Health Minister Yasmin Rashid and former Federal Minister for Narcotics Ejaz Shah in conversation about the plausible arrest of Khan.

    In the alleged audio, Rashid told Shah that Khan Sahib has said at that it is time to call all MNAs and MPAs.

    On hearing this, Shah replied that they were doing it. Rashid then gave Khan’s instructions to the former minister and said that the party head is asking to bring people and reach there.

    According to Rashid, Khan is telling them to come immediately, or he will not give party tickets to those who do not come.

    ‘Those who claim they are neutral, is this your idea of neutrality’: Khan ka neutrals se sawaal

    Imran Khan has questions for the establishment.

    In a series of tweets earlier today, Khan said that after a day of facing tear gas, cannons with chemical water, rubber bullets and live bullets, “we now have Rangers taking over and are now in direct confrontation with the people”.

    “My question to the establishment, to those who claim they are ‘neutral’: Is this your idea of neutrality, Rangers directly confronting unarmed protestors & leadership of the largest political party when their leader is facing an illegal warrant & case already in court & when govt of crooks trying to abduct & possibly murder him?” he asked.

    Khan, in another tweet, wrote, “My house has been under heavy attack since yesterday afternoon. Latest attack by Rangers, pitting the largest pol party against the army. This is what PDM and the enemies of Pakistan want. No lessons learnt from the East Pakistan tragedy.”

    “Clearly arrest claim was mere drama because real intent is to abduct & assassinate. From tear gas & water cannons, they have now resorted to live firing.”

    “I signed a surety bond last evening, but the DIG refused to even entertain it. There is no doubt of their mala fide intent,” tweeted Khan.

    Don’t worry, you didn’t miss Imran Khan’s arrest overnight. He’s still in Zaman Park

    If you slept early last night, and missed Imran Khan’s arrest, don’t worry. Because the police failed to take the PTI Chairman into custody on Tuesday.

    After clashes left 54 policemen and eight civilians injured, Rangers have now moved towards Zaman Park to arrest Khan, who has warrants issued against him for not appearing at court hearings.

  • ‘Go Greta’; Bilawal talks about climate change, Imran’s arrest and IMF on Daily Show

    ‘Go Greta’; Bilawal talks about climate change, Imran’s arrest and IMF on Daily Show

    Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari talked about a host of issues including climate justice, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s possible arrest and the economic crisis on The Daily Show with Kal Penn.

    When asked about political unrest owing to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s possible arrest, Bilawal said that the former Premier doesn’t believe the country’s laws apply to him.

    “I would never want any politician in my country or any country to go to jail for political reasons. In Khan’s case, he’s under the threat of arrest because of his ego,” the Foreign Minister said. He slammed Imran Khan for the “complete mockery of the judicial system in Pakistan, of rule of law, of the Constitution in Pakistan”.

    Kal Penn asked about tax reform and negotiations with the IMF, to which Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari agreed that the poor were burdened beyond their capacity. “There’s an outsized burden on the bottom of the pyramid,” he said, adding that the IMF should take that into consideration.

    Speaking at length about the climate crisis, Bilawal admitted that he initially thought that switching to solar and wind power would be enough. “I was not the most hyper of climate activist’s,” Bilawal said, stating that his worldview changed overnight after the catastrophic floods of 2022. ” And now, yeah, go Greta,” he said, eliciting applause and laughter from the audience with the remark about Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

  • ‘Shameful’: Shehzad Ghias, Twitter users criticise Youtuber Mooro for Twitter threat

    On Tuesday police forces were deployed at Imran Khan’s house in Lahore to arrest him for avoiding court hearings under the ongoing Toshakhana case, leading to several clashes between police and protestors.

    Celebrities like Haroon Shahid expressed their support for Imran Khan, however he was criticized on Twitter for mocking a policeman who was injured at the protests. YouTuber Shehzad Ghias shared a screenshot of the tweet on his Twitter account. YouTuber Mooro sent him a threat in reply which sparked backlash.

    Mooro had defended his stance by saying that Ghias had been threatening his friends for a long time and ‘playing the victim’ all along.

    “Here is my position, its not about politics, this man, shehzad has embarassed and has been trolling my friends with his toxic tweets and false allegations over the years while holding a moral high ground and pretending to be victim and innocent its a ploy to gain attention.”

    To which Ghias responded by saying that he had spoken out against Ukhaano, another YouTuber who had harassment and sexual assault allegations against him, which he will stand by.

    “He has blocked me so no clue why he is continuing to tweet about at me. Saw the screenshot of his tweet though. He’s talking about the harassment and assault allegations against Ukhano. I stand by everything I’ve said”

    Twitter users criticized Mooro’s insensitive language and for refusing to condemn a fellow PTI supporter trolling an injured policeman online.

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  • ‘Here for you’: Celebrities send their solidarity to Imran Khan after arrest attempt by govt

    Celebrities are offering solidarity to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as attempts to arrest the former Prime Minister continue.

    On Tuesday, police reached Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence to arrest him with warrants for not appearing at court hearings in Islamabad.

    Clashes between the police and PTI supporters left 54 officers and eight civilians injured while Imran Khan managed to avoid arrest.

    Amidst the political turmoil and clashes between protesters and police forces who had deployed tear gas in order to disperse crowds, Pakistani celebrities took to social media to stand in solidarity with Imran Khan.

    Actor Haroon Shahid took to Twitter, urging the people of Lahore to never give up.

    Actor Muneeb Butt expressed dissapointment by calling yesterday’s violence “blatant fascism at its peak”.

    Singer and actor Farhaan Saeed also condemned the arrest attempt and said that the people of Pakistan will always side with him

    TikTok star Janaat Mirza shared a video uploaded by Imran Khan on her Instagram stories, and wrote in the caption: ‘May Allah paak protect you’

  • Agar mujhe kuch hota hai, toh aap ne jiddojehad karni hai, says Imran Khan before possible arrest

    Agar mujhe kuch hota hai, toh aap ne jiddojehad karni hai, says Imran Khan before possible arrest

    Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, has said in a video message said that even if he gets arrested his supporters have to continue fighting for Haqeeqi Azadi.

    He said that he might get arrested or killed because the police have arrived to arrest him.

    It is pertinent to mention that an arrest warrant was issued for Khan on Monday in the Toshkhana case because of his continuous absence from the hearing of the case.

    ‘Aaj issay giraftar kareinge’: Rana Sanaullah

    Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that Imran Khan will get arrested and be presented before the court.

    Addressing a rally in Sheikhupura, the minister said that the arrest is taking place on the court’s orders.

    ‘Halaat mat kharaab karein, DIG Operations aap mujhse aakay baat karain: Qureshi

    PTI Leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the DIG Operations should come and talk to him.

    Talking to the media, Qureshi said that the tense environment should not be allowed to worsen, adding that PTI doesn’t want any loss of life or material.

    “I am requesting the DIG to show me the warrant, I will read it, and discuss it with the party chairman, so that we can reach a mutual consensus,” he said.

    ‘Inshallah’; Police determined to arrest Imran Khan today

    Talking to the media, one of the Islamabad police officials who arrived in Lahore to arrest Imran Khan said that they won’t go back until they implemented the court’s order and arrest the PTI chairman.

    He stated that PTI’s supporters are unnecessarily resisting the arrest and taking the law into their hands.

    PTI workers ka police par pathrao

    Earlier, a heavy contingent of police reached Zaman Park to arrest Imran Khan in the Toshakana case — the only case in which his arrest warrant is not suspended.

    A large number of PTI supporters gathered at Zaman Park and tried to stop the police by throwing stones at them.

  • PTI agrees not to speak against state, institutions and judiciary in rally today

    PTI agrees not to speak against state, institutions and judiciary in rally today

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been allowed to stage an election rally in Lahore with certain caveats attached to the permission.

    According to media reports, a meeting was held at the direction of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi where the permission was discussed. PTI leadership submitted an affidavit, assuring the city administration of its full cooperation with them, police and security officials.

    The party also assured the authorities that they would not give speeches against state institutions and the judiciary. The PTI would be responsible if public property is demanded during the rally, read the affidavit.

    According to PTI Lahore Chapter President Imtiaz Shaikh, a rally will be taken out from Zaman Park to Data Darbar at 2pm today.

    “Imran Khan will lead the rally,” he confirmed.

    This would be the first rally that Khan would lead in more than four months.

  • PTI’s Yasmin Rashid admits that she knew who brought Ali Bilal to hospital in a black Vigo

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Dr Yasmin Rashid has revealed that she knows Raja Shakeel, the owner of the vehicle [Black Vigo] that brought deceased party worker Ali Bilal to the hospital where he breathed his last.

    It appears that the former provincial minister knew the information since two days but didn’t reveal it despite the speculation on social media about how Bilal reached the hospital.

    When asked on Geo News‘ show ‘Naya Pakistan‘ why she kept quiet, she replied, “Do you think I am always on social media, I have other important things to do as well.”

    She said that when she was going to Bilal’s funeral, she was informed by Raja Shakeel himself that he and his guard picked up Bilal who was lying on the side of the road.

    Earlier, Interim Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi said that Ali Bilal lost his life in a car accident and not due to custodial torture by the Punjab police.

    He claimed that Shakeel informed Yasmin Rashid that Bilal was hit by a car. Later, Rashid also informed party leaders about it at Zaman Park.

    On March 8, PTI workers were picked up by the police when a clash took place just before a scheduled election rally.

    Later, the party leadership claimed that Bilal was tortured and killed while in police custody. Bilal’s postmortem report, issued by the Mayo Hospital, says the victim suffered “massive blunt trauma”, while a fracture to his skull and subsequent bleeding has been cited as the cause of death. The report also noted damage to his liver, spleen, and testes, which led to profuse bleeding.

  • LHC suspends PEMRA order banning Imran Khan’s speeches

    LHC suspends PEMRA order banning Imran Khan’s speeches

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended an order of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) which banned the broadcast of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s speeches on TV.

    Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza announced the suspension of the order in a verdict he had reserved earlier today.

    Khan’s lawyer informed the court that an earlier ban imposed by PEMRA was also suspended by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

    The ban was imposed after Khan lashed out at former army chief General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa for what he called “protecting incumbent rulers in their corruption cases”.

    PEMRA again bans IK’s speeches on TV after he lashed out at Bajwa

    On March 6, PEMRA imposed a ban on the broadcast of speeches, talks or public addresses of Khan and barred news television channels from airing them.

    It is pertinent to mention that this is the third ban on Khan’s speeches and press talks on all satellite TV channels.

    Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned PEMRA’s ban and demanded it to be lifted immediately.

    Earlier in the day, the PTI chief dodged arrest as Islamabad Police showed up at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore with a court summons to take him into custody for his persistent absences from Toshakhana court hearings.

    However, when the police reached Khan’s residence, they were met by a large number of PTI workers, who gathered outside his residence on Fawad Chaudhry’s call. 

    The police were informed that the PTI chief was “unavailable”. With PTI workers outnumbering the police contingent, and despite the Islamabad Police chief earlier saying that they won’t go back empty-handed, the arrest could not be made. Eventually, the Islamabad Police left Imran’s residence.

    Later, in the evening Khan addressed its supporters from his Zaman Park residence where he said that there is no security risk, adding that “they” wanted to “remove” him.

    He also said that he was being dragged into courts in fake cases while demanding that he should be allowed to attend the hearing of the Toshakhana case via video link.

    Khan, reportedly also moved Islamabad sessions court seeking cancellation of his non-bailable arrest warrant in the Toshakhana case.

  • Record of Toshakhana gifts will be posted online soon, promises Khawaja Asif

    Record of Toshakhana gifts will be posted online soon, promises Khawaja Asif

    The federal cabinet under the supervision of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has decided to make the details of state gifts received over the past two decades available to the public soon.

    Defence Minister Khawaja Asif announced the development on his Twitter account where he revealed that the declassification of Toshakhana records has been allowed by the cabinet, adding that the record would be posted soon on the website of the cabinet division.

    Last year in June, PM Shehbaz Sharif constituted a ministerial committee to redesign Toshakhana policy.

    Toshakhana has been at the center of a political storm since 2021 when former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was accused of hiding details of the gifts he received during his tenure. A case and an investigation pertaining to the same are currently going on.

    However, responding to the controversy Khan said that the gifts were given to him, therefore it was his choice to keep them or not.

    Last year, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) also disqualified the PTI chief as Member of the National Assembly (MNA) in the Toshkhana case.

    Recently, non-bailable arrest warrants were issued for Khan in the Toshkahana case because of his continued absences from Toshakhana court hearings. Last week, Islamabad Police reached Zaman Park to arrest the PTI chief, however, he managed to evade it.

    Later, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the arrest warrant but directed Khan to appear before the trial court by March 13 or face the proceedings of declaring him a proclaimed offender.

  • Police conduct search operation outside IK’s Zaman Park residence

    Police conduct search operation outside IK’s Zaman Park residence

    The Punjab police have conducted a search operation outside Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in Zaman Park, Lahore on suspicion of possible security threat and to locate any suspicious item.

    The police also used a metal detector in the search operation.

    The police also carried out a search operation in the camps outside Khan’s residence.

    In the late hours of Friday night, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters gathered in large numbers at Khan’s residence to thwart any attempt of arrest.

    Since the ouster of Imran Khan from power, his party has said that Khan’s life is in danger.