Khan files petition against party leaders “forced” departure, military trials,

Imran, Bushra among 80 PTI leaders put on no-fly list,

Lahore_Imran Khan on Thursday said that only Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice could save the life of party leader Murad Saeed.

Taking to Twitter, the deposed premier had asked the CJP to “do whatever it takes” to protect the life of Mr Saeed. The former prime minister shared a letter written by Mr Saeed to the top judge.

“The Honourable Chief Justice, former federal minister, and MNA Murad Saeed has written this letter to you saying that there are serious threats to his life. His safety can be ensured only by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,” maintained Mr Khan.

Imran Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against the imposition of Article 245 across the country except Sindh and ongoing crackdown on the party workers in the wake of May 9 riots.

The Federation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other ruling alliance leaders including Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Asif Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto and Maulana Fazlur Rehman have been made respondents in the petition filed through advocate Hamid Khan.

Referring to the deployment of army troops in aid of civil authorities, the PTI chief implored the court to declare the imposition of Article 245 invalid and barred the authorities from arresting party workers and leaders who are allegedly involved in ransacking state installations following Khan’s arrest on May 9.

Meanwhile,

The federal government has decided to add the names of 80 people, including PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, to the no-fly list.

Those included in the no-fly list and barred from travelling abroad include Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi PTI leaders Murad Saeed, Maleeka Bukhari, Fawad Chaudhry and Hammad Azhar.

PTI’s Qasim Suri, Asad Qaiser, Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Mian Aslam are also included in the no-fly list.

The names of all the PTI leaders were put in the list on the recommendation of the institutions concerned.

The police department, National Accountability Bureau and the anti-corruption department had requested the Ministry of Interior to include these names to the no-fly list.