Stay with or leave PTI have no influence on its vote bank, Asad Umar

‘Don’t compare PTI to PPP’, Kundi tells Asad ,

Titanic was experiencing its maiden voyage when it went down, Nasir Shah

ISLAMABAD  –  Asad Umar  said that staying with or leaving the party does not make any difference to its vote bank, Mr Umar said, ” You know that the PTI’s vote belongs to Imran Khan”.

Earlier today, an anti-terrorism court in the federal capital reserved its verdict on a bail petition filed by former planning minister Asad Umarin the judicial complex attack case.

The ATC judge will issue the verdict tomorrow (Tuesday). During today’s hearing, Mr Umar’s lawyer said his client had not gone to the judicial complex on that day as he was attending the hearing in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

At one point, the judge inquired Prosecutor Adnan Ali if there was any case in which the terrorist had come without weapons. “It is first case in which terrorist has come empty handed,” he remarked.

The prosecutor replied attempts had been made to create instability by attacking the judicial complex in Islamabad.

“The prosecution has reduced the stature of terrorists,” quipped Asad Umar’s lawyer Ali Zafar in reply to the prosecutor’s remarks.

On the other hand, a district and sessions court in the federal capital has extended interim bail of the former aide of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the case registered against him at the Tarnol police station. The court has adjourned the case till June 5.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday took a swipe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar for comparing his party with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Hitting out at Mr Umar, Mr Kundi said, “No one has faced trials and tribulations like former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Begum Nusrat Bhutto”. He also berated PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying, “Imran Khan is afraid of arrest”.

Mr Kundi heaped praise on the PPP workers, saying, “The PPP’s workers are valiant because its leadership is brave. After only two days in jail, Asad Umar has relinquished his posts,” said Mr Kundi.

On the other side, Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Monday equated the PTI with the “Titanic”.

Taking a swipe at the PTI, Mr Shah said, “Titanic was experiencing its maiden voyage when it went down. Similarly, the PTI also experienced ruling the country for the first time, but the ship sank.”

“Imran Khan is a retired captain [of the Pakistan cricket team]. Titanic captain Edward Smith was also a retired captain of the Royal Navy,” Mr Shah maintained.

He said, “Sea captain Edward Smith sank the Titanic in April 1910, Imran Khan’s ship sank in April 2022.”

Mr Shah described the sea captain as a “hero”, saying, “Edward Smith sacrificed his life along with the passengers.”