- PTI leader phrases ‘vandalizing and violating sanctity’ of his area contempt of court docket
- IGP says behavior Zaman Park seek operation out of doors on ATC pass judgement on orders
- Sanaullah says Zaman Park cleared, police discovered bombs and hands
LAHORE: Former top minister and PTI Chief Imran Khan vowed to take [legal action] towards the Punjab police for “vandalizing and violating sanctity of his Zaman Park residence and violence” towards birthday celebration paintings whilst Fawad Ch moved LHC towards the violation of ToRs agreed at the court docket’s orders.
Earlier, an enormous contingent of Punjab Police ‘raided’ Imran Khan’s area in Zaman Park neighbourhood, pulled down the protection barrier, primary gate of the home and bushes but even so the camps put in for employees and visitors. The police resorted to baton-charge on staff and staff provide there and arrested over a dozen supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) birthday celebration on Saturday, after the previous top minister headed to the Toshakhana listening to in Islamabad.
In a sequence of tweets on Saturday, the previous premier mentioned the police’s “assault” on his area used to be a contempt of court docket.
“We had agreed that an SP [superintendent of police] with one of our people would implement a search warrant because we knew otherwise they would plant stuff on their own, which they did,” he added.
‘Cleared no-go area and recovered weapons’
Earlier, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar claimed that guns had been recovered right through as of late’s seek operation.
“We have recovered weapons from Imran Khan’s house. There are more arms present there. An impression was being given that it is a no-go area but we have cleared it,” the Punjab IGP mentioned right through a press convention, flanked by way of Caretaker Punjab Minister for Information Amir Mir.
The IGP mentioned that police performed seek operation out of doors Zaman Park on ATC pass judgement on orders. He claimed that petrol bombs had been thrown at police workforce by way of PTI staff right through seek operation round Zaman Park.
“Police entered Zaman Park to arrest suspects who hurled petrol bombs and stones on constables from inside Zaman Park residence,” he claimed, including that every one “terrorists” provide inside of Zaman Park area were apprehended.
The IGP additional claimed {that a} cache of explosives, petrol bombs, and bomb-making fabrics were recovered from the web page. He clarified that police had now not entered the area the place Imran’s spouse used to be provide.
Usman Anwar mentioned that every one the ones suspects arrested from Zaman Park could be produced earlier than court docket the next day (Sunday).
Reacting to the police action, Imran requested, “Under what law did they [police] break the gate, pull down trees and barge into the house heavily armed. Worse, they did this after I left to present myself before Islamabad court, and Bushra bibi, a totally private non-political person, was alone in house. This is a total violation of the Islamic principle of sanctity of chadar & char diwari.”
He additionally introduced “immediately” taking over the contempt factor, violation of the sanctity of his house and the violence towards his birthday celebration staff and his home team of workers with judiciary.
Meanwhile, the PTI on Saturday filed a petition in Lahore High Court towards the ‘illegal’ seek operation performed at former top minister Imran Khan’s Zaman Park place of dwelling by way of the Punjab police, allegedly violating the TORs agreed by way of the provincial management, police and PTI management.
PTI chief Fawad Chaudhry filed the petition via Advocate Azhar Siddique, soliciting for the court docket to cross instructions to leader secretary, Inspector General Police (IGP) Punjab, caretaker leader minister Punjab and others to instantly forestall and chorus from restarting the “illegal operation” in long run.
The petitioner contended in his petition {that a} brutal and unlawful police operation by means of power and heavy artillery is underway on the place of dwelling of PTI leader and previous top minister Imran Khan in sheer forget of privateness of feminine electorate together with the spouse of Imran Khan.
The operation turns out to had been ‘evilly designed’ to be run as quickly as Imran Khan left for Islamabad to look earlier than a court docket in Toshakhana case.
“The unlawful illegal operation is being performed by way of the police which could also be the sheer violation of the TORs agreed on March 16,2023 by way of and between the individuals of provincial management of Punjab and PTI regarding safety, jalsas, rallies, processions and different issues.
“This petition used to be filed to offer protection to the elemental and political rights in view of the newest police operation being brutally performed at Zaman Park in spite of achieving to the TORs. Police broken private assets of PTI’s head Imran Khan as smartly as have damaged into his area by way of dismantling the primary front gate of his area via the use of a crane. The act of the police is a sheer violation of article 9,14,15,16,23 and 24 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973. The herbal, elementary and constitutional proper of privateness of the petitioner has been critically jeopardized by way of the arbitrary and illegal operation.
“Everything was settled regarding execution of search warrants between provincial administration, police and PTI through the TORs.”
‘Police offensive followed a volatile stand-off between PTI supporters’
The police offensive adopted the unstable stand-off between his supporters and safety forces out of doors his house.
“Punjab police have led an assault on my house in Zaman Park where Bushra Begum [Khan’s spouse] is alone,” Imran Khan mentioned in a tweet. “Under what law are they doing this? This is part of the London plan where commitments were made to bring absconder Nawaz Sharif to power as quid pro quo for agreeing to one appointment [sic],” he added, it appears relating to the appointment in November ultimate 12 months of Gen. Asim Munir as the army leader.
Police entered his assets after Khan arrived in the capital for the court docket look. Earlier this week, police and Khan’s supporters clashed out of doors his house for over 24 hours previous right through the arrest try.
In a remark earlier than the offensive, police introduced the imposition of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) — which prohibits a wide variety of public gatherings — asking the ones accrued out of doors Khan’s place of dwelling to disperse.
They therefore entered the valuables, after smashing down the primary gate, and took quite a lot of birthday celebration staff into custody. According to Khan’s sister, Uzma Khan, the officers entered the valuables and not using a court-approved warrant.
On the opposite hand, police claimed, with out proof, they had been fired on and attacked with petrol bombs. They additionally claimed to have discovered subject material used to supply Molotov cocktails, a tumbler bottle containing a flammable substance.
A police contingent were deployed to the residential neighbourhood, following an settlement an afternoon previous reached between the management and birthday celebration in regards to the seek at Zaman Park.
Reportedly, the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted a request made by way of Chief of Punjab police, Usman Anwar, to look Khan’s place of dwelling as a part of an investigation into the clashes.
The PTI has accused the federal government of concentrated on its staff and the use of over the top power towards non violent protesters.
Fawad Ch, different PTI leaders barred from visiting Zaman Park
The Punjab police on Saturday barred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior vice chairman Fawad Chaudhry and different birthday celebration leaders from visiting Zaman Park place of dwelling of former top minister Imran Khan.
According to main points, the police barred PTI senior vice chairman Fawad Chaudhry and different birthday celebration leaders – Shireen Mazari, Manza Hasan and Hasaan Khawar – from visiting Zaman Park.
The PTI leaders try to stroll in opposition to Imran Khan’s place of dwelling because of closure of roads. In a remark, the birthday celebration senior vice chairman termed the police transfer to dam roads ‘unconstitutional and illegal’.
Fawad mentioned that the ‘atrocities’ by way of the police in Zaman Park used to be recorded on digital camera. “What happened in Zaman Park today was a mockery of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision,” he added.
The district management has launched water after demolishing the camp out of doors the PTI leader’s place of dwelling.
Earlier in the day, the Punjab police broke into Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and previous top minister Imran Khan’s Zaman Park place of dwelling.
The police arrested greater than 13 PTI staff in the anti-encroachment operation at Zaman Park Lahore and one police constable additionally were given injured in retaliation from the PTI staff.
Asad Umar writes to CJP over ‘illegal’ Zaman Park operation
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar wrote to Chief Justice of Pakistan over the ‘illegal’ Zaman Park operation.
In the letter addressed to CJP, Asad Umar mentioned that the court docket ordered to give PTI leader Imran Khan earlier than the court docket. He recommended the CJP to take realize of illegally preventing the previous top minister Imran Khan from showing earlier than the judicial complicated.
Asad Umar mentioned that Imran Khan is travelling to Islamabad from Lahore to look earlier than the honourable court docket.
The PTI chief informed the CJP that the Lahore High court docket granted bail to Imran Khan in 9 instances the day gone by and prohibited the management from any action towards the PTI chairman Imran Khan.
However, the Punjab police broke into Imran Khan’s Zaman Park place of dwelling, violating the court docket orders.
‘Admin confiscates container placed outside Imran’s place of dwelling’
The Lahore management confiscated the 14 ft top container organized for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan, following the police operation at Zaman park on Saturday.
After the police raided the PTI chairman Imran Khan’s place of dwelling, the management government confiscated the 14 ft top container positioned out of doors it.
The government positioned the container at the highway subsequent to the Beijing Underpass.
‘Police arrest PTI workers, uproot camps’
The Punjab Police got rid of unlawful camps and barricades, and arrested a number of PTI staff after it finished seek operation on the place of dwelling of former top minister Imran Khan in Zaman Park area.
Police in a remark mentioned the operation used to be introduced after an anti-terrorism court docket issued seek warrants on Friday. They mentioned a lady police officer used to be first to go into the home of the PTI leader in line with the orders of the court docket. Sources mentioned just about 10,000 safety workforce took phase in the grand operation in which camps established by way of birthday celebration staff out of doors Imran Khan’s house and along Canal Road had been got rid of by way of the anti-encroachment groups the use of bulldozers.
Before getting into Zaman Park, police closed Canal Road, Dharampura, Mall Road underpass and different spaces by way of striking delivery boxes whilst web had additionally been suspended in the area. Footages confirmed an anti-encroachment crew had got rid of all camps arrange by way of the PTI staff along Canal Road and at Zaman Park. The action has sparked clashes between Imran Khan’s supporters and police, leaving seven other folks together with a policeman injured.
‘Zaman Park cleared, police found bombs and arms’
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Saturday claimed that Zaman Park used to be cleared and police discovered 16 rifles from Imran Khan’s place of dwelling.
“Zaman Park was a ‘no-go area’ causing hassle for general public,” Sanaullah mentioned. “I.G. Punjab will bring all things before the nation,” federal minister mentioned.
“Police had search warrant for the PTI leader’s home and found 16 rifles from the residence,” he mentioned. “People additionally pelted stones at policemen as of late, which went to the area to clear the ‘no-go area’, he mentioned.
“All ‘terrorists’ in Zaman Park have been arrested, while arms and bombs have been found,” Rana Sanaullah claimed.
“A bullet-proof bunker has been built in Imran Khan’s residence. Policemen don’t enter in the house as Imran Khan’s wife was staying there,” inner minister mentioned.
“A bomb-making factory was found in Zaman Park. What found from the premises will be produced before the court,” he mentioned.
Interior Minister mentioned that there’s no plan to arrest Imran Khan, he’s showing earlier than the court docket, “it was our objective” he mentioned.
Rana Sanaullah alleged that Imran Khan intends to create anarchy and chaos. He has modified the politics into enmity. “If the PTI wants to talk, it should come into contact with the prime minister,” federal minister mentioned.
