PTI’s attached opposition leader at the Punjab assembly, Muhammad Moeen-Din-Din Riaz, denounced verdicts as a "Black day for democracy"Saying that the legislators, including the opposition leader of the largest province of Pakistan, were convicted of manufactured evidence and false testimonies.
"Each child in Pakistan knows well about the fate of these cases," He said, he added that the public was fully aware of the conduct of the Judiciary. "PTI will challenge the decision of the ATC court in an appeal forum," He said, stating that Bhachar was and would continue to be the opposition leader. PTI’s main whip at the Punjab Assembly, Rana Shahbaz Ahmad, said such decisions could not force them to go back. "We support a cause, for the future of this nation," said. Warned that if such verdicts continue, there would be "Without a doubt, 80 percent of PTI legislators will be sentenced," Although they had nothing to do with the offenses mentioned in the FIR. He urged the government to form a committee to review the "forged cases" Registered in Punjab against leaders, workers and supporters of PTI, comparing the legal attack with a witch hunt. The opposition MPa Waqas Maan also criticized the ATC verdict, calling it nothing less than "A funeral of justice". Warned the government not to approach the opposition, remembering that "Times change". Meanwhile, PTI leaders convicted of the anti -terrorist courts in cases related to May 9 affirmed on Wednesday that court decisions could not shake their resolution, saying that they were lasting difficulties for the good of future generations. The challenge was palpable, even when the deck fell. According to the lawyers present in the courtroom, several PTI leaders smiled stoically when the ATC judge in Lahore began to issue the verdict. As the sentence was announced, the convicted Afzal Azeem Pahat sang slogans in support of Imran Khan, who echoed the PTI leaders and relatives present in the courtroom. This was the first public reaction after PTI leaders, including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former governor Omer Sarfraz Chema, Ijaz Chaudhry, the opposition leader of the Punjab Assembly, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachaha The prison. The case against him implied a variety of crimes, which include inciting public disturbances, caused fires, damaging state property and creating anarchy following the violence of May 9. Although Shah Mehmood Qureshi was ultimately acquitted, the lawyers described him as deeply shocked by the convictions delivered to his companions of the members and workers of the party. Outside the courtroom, emotions went up. The wife of former governor Omer Sarfraz Chema said: "I’m proud of you"while responding calmly to his prayer, saying it "It doesn’t make a difference". Qureshi family members also comforted the families of other convicts, ensuring their unwavering support. Despite being the elderly, family members gathered around Senator Ijaz Chaudhry, who seemed composed and resolved, saying: "The good time will come" While they were standing on the side of the truth. Dr. Yasmeen Rashid and Mian Mehmood Ur Rasheed were not present in the courtroom when their prayers were announced.
