PTI leaders urge US Congressman to link Pakistan’s military aid with human rights situation
ISLAMABAD: Continuing their malicious campaign against Pakistan army, some PTI leaders in the United States urged the US Congressman to move a resolution in the House to link military aid to Pakistan with human rights situation.
As the PTI’s senior leader Shahbaz Gill has registered himself as PTI’s “foreign agent” in the US, many PTI supporters in America are working to get Washington’s military aid to Pakistan conditioned to the protection of human rights in the country.
In the United States, the PTI’s focal person Sajjad Burki and PTI member Atif Khan met Congressman Greg Casar. They requested him to do his part in bringing a resolution against the human rights violations in Pakistan, Geo TV reported today.
Burki said that 86 members of the US Congress had signed PTI’s petition so they want him to be a part of it.
“You should be able to count on me to be somebody who is asking questions about how the US could be supporting democracy and human rights in Pakistan and other places,” the Congressman said in response.
Earlier, Khan thanked Casar for joining them in Houston, Texas, for making a statement about the current conditions in Pakistan
“We would request you to address some of the conditions we’ve talked about earlier, and we request you as a Congressperson here in the US to address those situations,” Khan said.
Punjab police to challenge acquittal of Dr. Yasim
Meanwhile,
PTI leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid made 41 phone-calls on May 9, the day when PTI supporters ransacked Lahore Corps Commander’s office, etc.
Inspector-General of Punjab Police Dr Usman Anwar disclosed this in a press conference in Lahore.
He said, “At the time of the attack on Jinnah House, a total of 315 calls were recorded and among them, 41 calls of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s leader Dr Yasmin Rashid were taped as well.
IG Punjab Police said that the police would challenge the acquittal of Dr. Yasmin Rashid in the Lahore Corps Commander residence attack case. He said, Hammad Azhar made 10 calls, ex-MPA Mahmood-ur-Rashid made 75 calls, Senator Ejaz Chaudhary did 50 calls.
Meanwhile, former Punjab minister Aslam Iqbal made 16 calls while Murad Ras made 23 phone-calls.
IG Punjab claimed that Dr. Rashid was one of the main PTI leaders involved in the attack on the Jinnah House.
Punjab Police chief also showed videos to the media showing presence of Dr Rashid and her statements of incitement on the occasion of the attack on Jinnah House.
ATC acquits Dr. Yasim Rashid
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore acquitted Dr. Yasmin Rashid from the Jinnah House attack case. The ATC Judge said that no incriminating material was available that shows her involvement in the case.
However, Lahore Police Chief said that they would challenge the decision in the high court.
