Lahore-Omar Ayub Khan, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, demanded the immediate release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, stating that all cases against him were baseless. Speaking outside an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore, Ayub emphasized that prolonging Imran Khan’s detention would put his life at greater risk.
Speaking to reporters outside an anti-terrorism court (ATC), Lahore, the opposition leader said that if the PTI founder’s stay was prolonged in jail, his life would become more endangered, pointing out that the PTI leaders were whisked away from inside the parliament which also merited an inquiry.
He said he used to study in Lahore where people rejected the government on Feb 8 and voted for the PTI.
“The PTI founder was not involved in any case. The agreements with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) were finalised during the PPP and the PML-N’s tenure. According to these agreements, you are given capacity payments whether you produce electricity or not. When I was the energy minister, we brought the rate down to 2.5 cents,” he reiterated.
Meanwhile an ATC court in Lahore conducted hearing of May 9 cases against the PTI leaders. ATC duty judge Arshad Javed heard the case where Ayub appeared along with Azam Swati, Jamshed Cheema and Musarrat Cheema while Asad Umar filed application for exemption from hearing citing medical reasons.
The court extended interim bails till Oct 8.
