— Demands release of Amjad Niazi, Raja Mustafa, others
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has vehemently condemned the use of brute force and the reign of terror unleashed by the imposed Punjab regime against the peaceful Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) convoy en route to Lahore, including the unlawful detention of its senior leadership and workers, as well as the deliberate smashing of convoy vehicles’ windows, demanding immediate release of the illegally detained people.
In a strongly-worded statement issued on Thursday by the PTI Central Media Department, PTI lambasted the fascist government for its use of force against a peaceful convoy and the unlawful detention of senior PTI leader Amjad Niazi, Raja Mustafa Haider—son of Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, near a bridge in the Gujrat area —as well as senior lawyer Zafar Gondal, and other participants accompanying the march.
The party condemned these arrests as a blatant violation of the Constitution and the rule of law, describing them as a deplorable example of the misuse of state power. PTI asserted that these attempts to suppress a constitutional, democratic, and peaceful struggle through the use of force reveal the fascistic tactics employed against every dissenting voice in Pakistan today.
PTI stated that the continuous harassment of the peaceful TTAP convoy by the Punjab Police is utterly shameful and wholly condemnable. The party added that vehicles without proper number plates, along with police vans, have been surrounding and intimidating the convoy. Near Gujrat, nearly 30 convoy vehicles had their windows smashed, and participants were subjected to beatings.
“We demand the immediate release of Raja Mustafa Haider, Amjad Niazi, and all other detained workers and leaders, and call on the authorities to allow the peaceful convoy to continue its constitutional activities without any obstruction,” PTI added.
