LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that cases should be registered against the police officers involved in the illegal operation and violence during the raid on party chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
A day ago, when the PTI chief left for a court appearance at the Islamabad Judicial Complex, after his departure, the Punjab Police resumed operations at his residence, ransacking it and arresting several party workers.
On Twitter, Fawad said that the party has called a meeting with its legal team.
“A meeting of the legal team has been called today. The way the police violated the Lahore High Court order by entering Imran Khan’s residence violated the sanctity of the house. [Things] were stolen. Juice.” Boxes of K taken away. Innocent people tortured,” he tweeted.
The party leader wrote that what happened in Islamabad, including all the incidents, is one of the reasons for the ongoing constitutional crisis in the country.
آج قانونی ٹیم کی میٹنگ بلائ ہے،جس طرح لاہور ہائیکورٹ کے فیصلے کو ہوا میں اڑا کر عمران خان کی رہائش گاہ میں پولیس داخل ہوئ چادر اور چار دیواری کے ہر اصول کو پامال کیا گیا،چوری کی گئ،جوس کے ڈبے تک اٹھا کر لے گئے،معصوم لوگوں کو تشدد کا نشانہ بنایا گیا جو کچھ اسلام آباد میں ہوا۔ 1/1
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 19, 2023
Fawad wrote on the microblogging site, “Disobeying the court order is unforgivable. The High Court should protect its decision. Cases are being registered against all police officers who committed illegal acts and were involved in violence.” “
PTI workers attack Elite Force van
On the other hand, PTI activists attacked the Punjab Police Elite Force and its van when they were returning from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final match last night, JEE News reported on Sunday.
The Punjab government has decided to take action against those involved in the attack.
A spokesperson of the provincial government said that action will be taken against the miscreants who attacked the elite force team and its vehicle.
Party workers hit the van with sticks and broke its windows. They also damaged the lights and windscreen of the police van as elite force personnel ran for their lives.
The PTI workers also kept official weapons in their occupied vehicles and also stole two rifles which are still in their possession and left it completely destroyed.
A policeman was also tortured when he was returning from his duty.
Following the violence in which vehicles of the Elite Force and Police Response Unit were attacked by party workers led by Khan, Lahore police officials asked all officers going to or returning from their duty points to Change your ways.
He has advised officials not to use the Zaman Park route while heading towards Mughalpura, Lal Pul and Dharmapura, while officials in uniform have been barred from passing through the area where Khan’s house is located.
Lahore Police releases arrested students
Meanwhile, three students arrested from Zaman Park on Saturday have been handed over to their families, Capital City Police Lahore wrote on its Twitter account.
Police said they decided not to jeopardize the future of the students and no legal action would be taken against them.
حراست میں لیے گئے کم عمر طالب علموں کا مستقبل داؤ پر نہ لگانے کا فیصلہ،
— Capital City Police Lahore (@ccpolahore) March 19, 2023
زمان پارک سے گرفتار 3 طالب علم ورثاء کے سپرد،
گرفتار کم عمر لڑکوں کے روشن مستقبل کی خاطر قانونی کارروائی نہ کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا گیا،
والدین نے بچوں کے مستقبل کو محفوظ بنانے کےلیے لاہور پولیس کے اقدام کو سراہا pic.twitter.com/iRPhPbA7W0
Students were advised to support their parents who appreciated the police initiative to secure the future of their children.
The students, who were asked by the police to desist from illegal activities, also promised to concentrate on their studies.
