Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has condemned ‘abduction’ of party’s social media head Azhar Mashwani, castigating Islamabad and Punjab police for ‘breaking all laws with impunity’. Taking to twitter, he claimed that Azhar Mashwani was “abducted on Thursday afternoon from Lahore and his whereabouts were unknown”.

“Enough is enough. Police in Punjab and Islamabad are breaking all laws with impunity as they target PTI,” Imran Khan wrote on twitter, demanding immediate release of party’s activist. He claimed that Senator Shibli Faraz and Omar Sultan, on March 18 were ‘badly beaten’ by Islamabad police despite both having permission to be inside Judicial Complex.

“Hassaan Niazi Khan’s newphew was abducted immediately after getting bail and later charged with sham FIRs to keep him locked up,” he said, announcing to send pictures of Punjab and Islamabad Inspector-Generals and officers indulged in ‘criminal behaviour’ to international Human Rights organisation. Giving reason to send pictures of IGs, Imran Khan said that international Human Rights organisation can identify those working for state and indulging in abductions, illegal break-ins into homes, custodial torture and violence against political leaders and unarmed workers of PTI. Meanwhile, party’s senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry in tweet claimed that Azhar Mashwani was kidnapped by unknown persons from Lahore following IG Punjab’s ‘threatening speech’.  He demanded to present PTI social media head before court and share details of charges against him.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 24 2023

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