Early Morning Raid
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said that its party leader Farrukh Habib has been apprehended in an early morning raid.
Police arrested PTI leader Farrukh Habib in an early morning raid today.
PTI disclosed this in a social media post on X (formerly known as Twitter) at 2 am on Thursday. Police arrested the Former PTI Minister from Gwadar.
According to PTI, police arrested Farrukh Habib from Gwadar. An individual in a police uniform accompanied by 7-8 individuals in plain clothes arrested PTI leader. They did not show arrest warrants to Farrukh Habib.
The party has expressed its hope that Farrukh Habib will be brought before the authorities in Lahore.
Farrukh Habib, a former MNA from Faisalabad, avoided arrest during the crackdow that followed the violent protests on May 9.
Why and how Farrukh Habib escaped to Gwadar? PTI did not mention it in its Tweet.
Petition filed in the Supreme Court to determine role of army chief in state affairs
Meanwhile, a senior attorney, who previously represented intelligence agencies in the missing persons case, has approached the Supreme Court with a request to interpret the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) oath and define the COAS’s role in state affairs.
Raja Irshad has submitted a petition to the apex court under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution.
In his petition, Raja stated, “Article 184 (3) of the Constitution is broad in its scope, allowing an aggrieved person to voice and plead the concerns of society as a whole.”
He emphasized that the present petition raises significant questions concerning the enforcement of fundamental rights outlined in Chapter 1 of Part II of the Constitution. “The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Chapter 1 from Article 8 to 28, encompasses fundamental rights. The well-being and civility of the people of Pakistan hinge on the strict adherence to these fundamental rights in both letter and spirit,” the petition asserted.
Article 14 of the Constitution underscores the inviolability of human dignity, describing it as a comprehensive and all-encompassing right that the executive branch of the State often violates. It called upon the Hon’ble Court to intervene on behalf of the countless individuals who find themselves at the mercy of the heavy-handed actions of State executive organs.
