PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar met Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and raised several concerns, according to reports. He urged the speaker to make sure detained lawmakers were brought before the National Assembly.
Gohar was quoted as telling the speaker, “Our members are in custody. They should be brought to the House.” Sadiq reportedly assured him he would seek legal advice on issuing production orders.
Achakzai warns over vote power and Constitution
Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai said all provinces would rise up if attempts were made to strip away the power of the vote. He urged authorities to reverse what he termed wrong and unconstitutional decisions without delay, condemned attacks on the Constitution and demanded a truly powerful Parliament.
He also claimed that 23,000 senior government officers, including bureaucrats, held dual nationality. He added that the country was heading toward destruction because of its own mistakes.
Gohar files petition against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa emergency rule
On Wednesday, Gohar filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court against the imposition of a state of emergency and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He asked the court to declare both measures null and void and requested an early hearing.
