Latest letter submitted by Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Senator Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Omer Sarfraz Cheema and Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed.
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ISLAMABAD:
Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders once again approached Pakistan Chief Justice Yahya Afridi on Monday to seek early resolution of their appeals against convictions in the May 9 cases.
The letter was sent to the CJP and the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court by jailed PTI leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, Ijaz Chaudhry and Omer Sarfraz Cheema, through their legal team.
PTI Insaf Lawyers Forum coordinator Intizaar Panjutha confirmed that the letter had been sent to both the chief justices.
He said that the first letter was written by Dr. Yasmin Rashid to the Chief Justice of Pakistan on December 14, 2024.
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A second letter was sent on May 2, 2025, titled “Justice delayed is justice denied”in which he stated that cases were not being dealt with effectively due to political interference. He also noted that his election petition had been pending for a long time.
On September 9, 2025, Dr. Yasmin Rashid, along with three other leaders, through their lawyer Rana Mudassar Umar, submitted a third letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, raising concerns over what they described as “serious miscarriages and mala fide political victimization through abuse of anti-terror procedures.”
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According to Panjutha, the latest letter has been submitted by Dr Yasmin Rashid, Senator Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Omer Sarfraz Cheema and Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed to the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, seeking early resolution of their appeals, particularly those related to party workers.
Many PTI leaders were charged with various charges following the violent protests that broke out on May 9, 2023 following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises in a corruption case.
