RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League Chief and former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has lamented that fascism, lawlessness and barbarism are order of day in Pakistan.

 He wrote on his Twitter handle that after midnight two houses of "My friend Syed Qasim Shah were raided to arrest me. They ransacked house on failing to find me there and took his only 11-year-old son Syed Aoun Muhammad along with them."

 Rasheed said his houses were raided five times and even house of his mother, who died 30 years ago, was not spared. Personnel took away his three telephones, laptops, watches and cars. His belongings have not been handed him back despite court orders.

 He said there was law of jungle, tyranny, fascism, brutality and lawlessness in country. Rasheed said he contested elections for one seat, but "My tweets don't ensure me right to live freely."

 Rasheed said his houses were razed to ground, his employees beaten and their arms broken as result of which they had left their jobs.

 He said no one condemned May 9 violence as vehemently as he did. "But I am not one who will hold press conference under pressure. I belong to noble ancestry. I will honour my commitments till my last breath."

 Rasheed said he did not fear death. "And I repeat my old maxim, death is my beloved, prison is like house of my in-laws and chains are my jewellery. A loser is he who gives up. By grace of God, we will snatch victory from jaws of defeat."