The Interim Chief Minister of Punjab Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday directs the police officials to arrest the female activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) involved in 9th May violence.
Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has said that female PTI workers and supporters who had attacked military installations and memorials of the martyrs on May 9 deserved no mercy.
According to the details, more than 500 women are wanted in 138 registered cases in account of 9th May vandalism which triggered after the PTI chief arrest from the Islamabad High court.
Meanwhile, CM Punjab Mohsin Naqvi emphasized that PTI women should not be unnecessarily harassed but action would be take places against the women who are found to be involved in vandalism on military installations.
The caretaker CM of Punjab also called for the cooperation of the Ladies Police in catching women involved in these cases.
CM Naqvi stated that the arrested women should be kept in women’s police stations, providing a safer environment.
He further stated that women included in the First Information Reports (FIRs) should be arrested under the provision of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC).
However, in cases where women voluntarily surrender, Naqvi emphasized the need to adhere to protocols and treat them with due consideration.
Remember that PTI leaders and workers are being arrested back-to-back after violent protests erupted on 9th May following the arrest of party chief in the Al-Qadir Trust Case.
The PTI chief was taken into custody in the Al-Qadir Trust case by Rangers from Islamabad High Court where the former premier had gone to seek bail in multiple FIRs registered against him. The former prime minister was taken in black Vigo and shifted to NAB office Rawalpindi by the law enforcement agency.
The PTI chairman was going for biometric at the IHC when he was taken into custody.
After PTI Chief arrest Violent clashes broke out across Pakistan. The protests were held in remote and major cities in result Army installations and Corps Commander’s house in Lahore came under attack during a protest of PTI workers.
Dat after his arrest Supreme Court of Pakistan declares Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan’s arrest “illegal” by NAB in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
The three-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Athar Minallah in the supervision of CJP Umar ata Bandial, while hearing the former prime minister’s plea against his arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case, termed Imran Khan’s arrest by Rangers from inside courtroom “illegal” and ordered his immediate release.
The Top court also ordered the PTI chief to appear in Islamabad High Court tomorrow for his case hearing.
After which Islamabad High Court (IHC) barred authorities from arresting PTI Chairman Imran Khan in all cases, even those are undisclosed, registered across the country until Monday (May 15).
The court also granted protective bail to PTI chief in three terrorism cases registered against him in Lahore and stopped authorities from arresting him till May 17 in any case registered in Islamabad after May 9.
What is Al-Qadir Trust case
The Ex-Premier, along with his wife Bushra Bibi and other PTI leaders, are facing a NAB inquiry related to a settlement between the PTI government and a property tycoon, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.
As per the charges, the Imran Khan and others accused allegedly adjusted Rs50 billion — 190 million pounds at the time — sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the government.
They are also accused of getting undue benefit in the form of over 458 kanals of land at Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, to establish Al Qadir University.