LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has strongly condemned the arrest of MNA and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir.
In a statement, Bilawal Bhutto said, “Holding public meetings is no crime to arrest an elected representative.” Wazir was arrested by police in Peshawar in connection with a case registered against him and several other PTM leaders in Karachi.
According to details, Wazir was arrested at the request of Sindh Police as a case had been registered against him at Sohrab Goth police station in Karachi. In the FIR, the PTM leaders have been accused of committing several offences, including passing derogatory remarks against state institutions.
Bilawal today (Thursday) said that the arrest of the elected member of the Assembly in this way was against the democratic traditions. “Such acts won’t bring good results if the regime continue[s] to muzzle the freedom of expression,” he added.
The PPP Chairman further said that it had been the modus operandi of fascist governments to implicate elected representatives in false cases to crush the public voice. “The selected government is also trying to eliminate the democratic voices through adopting fascist tools,” he added.
