Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat said on Wednesday that Islamabad Police kidnapped former PTI lawmaker Shandana Gulzar Khan at gunpoint.
In a tweet, Marwat said that Shandana Gulzar was ‘abducted at gunpoint’ by Islamabad Police at 5pm on Wednesday. “Her mother has confirmed this to me, who is an eyewitness to the ghastly incident,” he said.
PTI MNA Shandana Gulzar @ShandanaGulzar has been abducted at gunpoint by Islamabad Police today at 5 pm. Her mother has confirmed this to me, who is an eyewitness of the ghastly incident.
— Sher Afzal Khan Marwat (@sherafzalmarwat) August 9, 2023
PTI secretary-general Omar Ayub Khan strongly denounced the abduction of Ms Gulzar.
“Strongly condemn the arrest of Shandana Gulzar Sahiba at gunpoint by Islamabad Police. You don’t have the courage to confront terrorists and point guns at innocent unarmed women!!! Shame on you!! The officers of Islamabad Police have just dug a more pathetic pit for themselves in the annals of history!” he tweeted.
Strongly condemn the arrest of Shandana Gulzar Sahiba at gunpoint by Islamabad Police. You don’t have the courage to confront terrorists and point guns at innocent unarmed women!!! Shame on you!! The officers of Islamabad Police have just dug a more pathetic pit for themselves in…
— Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) August 9, 2023
Reacting to Omar Ayub’s tweet, the PTI condemned Shandana Gulzar’s arrest in a tweet. It wrote on its official handle, “Absolutely shameful and disgusting how the police abducted Shandana Gulzar, at gun point! Women in this country have stood for democracy like never before, this attempt to depoliticise them will fail InshAllah.”
Absolutely shameful and disgusting how the police abducted Shandana Gulzar, at gun point!
Women in this country have stood for democracy like never before, this attempt to depoliticise them will fail InshAllah. https://t.co/kBnYF1J4si
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 9, 2023
Earlier, the crackdown against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues as its core member Iftikhar Durrani was arrested by police in the wee hours of Thursday from his residence.
According to the reports, police arrested the PTI central leader from his residence in Islamabad and shifted him to an undisclosed location after arrest.
It is pertinent to mention here that Iftikhar Durrani, a former special assistant on media to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, was considered a close aide of the PTI chairman.
PTI, in a statement, said its core member was ‘kidnapped’ from Islamabad and that it was “gathering details about his kidnapping”. Despite the passage of multiple hours, as yet there is still no information about the PTI leader’s whereabouts.
Following May 9 mayhem, several big names — including Parvez Khattak, Fawad Chaudhry, and Shireen Mazari — have quit PTI and some even politics. The law enforcement agencies have registered many cases against the top leadership for their alleged involvement and incitement against the military leadership.
