PTI May Boicott Parliament on the verdicts of May 9: Barrimer Gohar

The president of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), the lawyer Gohar Ali Khan, said that the party is considering boycotting the Parliament or launching a political movement after several higher leaders were sentenced in the cases on May 9 on Thursday, said Express News.

Speaking at an emergency press conference together with Asad Qaiser, Junaid Akbar Khan, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and others, Gohar described the day as sad for democracy. “Our mandate was stolen, our imprisoned leader and the doors of justice closed us,” he said.

Gohar said that PTI still believes in democratic and constitutional policy and not with confrontation. However, he hinted that the party can soon be forced to decide between the parliamentary boycott or launch a mass movement.

“Our leadership will make the final decision very soon, and we will present this matter against Imran Khan,” he said.

When two parts are in conflict, all eyes turn to the Judiciary. We only seek justice, ”he said, asking for reason and justice.

Gohaha accused the authorities of attacking PTI through “implacable injustice and unequal treatment.” He said that six amn, three MPA, a senator and the leaders of the opposition of the National Assembly and the Senate have received sentences.

He added that even leaders such as the head of the Sunita Ittehad Hamid Raza and Sartaj Gul de PTI have been indicated. “We did our best to maintain democracy in operation, to keep the Parliament working, but oppression and discrimination have not stopped,” he said.

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Gohar reiterated that PTI’s leadership had always supported the system and has refrained from launching street protests. “Despite all our efforts, PTI is being pushed to the wall,” he added.

He also criticized the judicial for delays in the hearing requests presented since 2023, noting that “the judgments are made in the courts until 2 in the morning, however, our cases remain undecided.”

Returning to the Electoral Commission, Gohar said that he had survived his constitutional term and questioned the continuous disqualification of the representatives of PTI elected. “If PTI is being expelled from the system, then the question arises, who is behind this?”

Previously, ATC in Faislabad sentenced the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) to 10 years in prison in cases related to the protests on May 9.

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Opposition leader in the Omar Ayub National Assembly, the opposition leader in the Senate Sibli Faraz, Sartaj Gul, MNA Sahibzada Hamid Raza and former Sheikh Rashid Shafiq were among the 108 PTI leaders condemned by the 185 involved in the cases, while another 77 were acquired.

Around 60 of the convicted, including Faraz, Ayub, Gul and Race, were sentenced to 10 years in prison each, while others convicted were delivered in the three -year prison.

Meanwhile, PTI Fawad Chaudhry leader was acquitted along with Zain Qureshi, Khayal Kastro, Faizullah Kamoka, Rana Asad Mehmood Khan, Bilal Ashraf Basra, Haroon Rasheed, Amara Rasheed, Sahibzada Hassan Race and Kamran Warraich.