PTI leaders booked in Balochistan for ‘anti-state’ speeches

Published June 10, 2024
This photo combo shows PTI leaders Shehryar Afridi and Haleem Adil Sheikh. — File
This photo combo shows PTI leaders Shehryar Afridi and Haleem Adil Sheikh. — File

QUETTA: Several PTI leaders have been booked for alleged anti-state and provocative speeches during a public gathering in Bostan area of Pishin.

Levies police station has registered an FIR against PTI leaders, including Shehryar Afridi, Shandana Gulzar, Haleem Adil Sheikh and Dawood Shah Kakar.

The FIR included charges under sections 123-A (advocacy against Pakistan’s sovereignty), 124-A (Sedition), 143 (Punishment for unlawful assembly), 147 (Punishment for rioting), 186 (Obstructing public servant’s duty) and 353 (Assault on public servant) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Sections of the loudspeaker act were also included in the FIR.

Other PTI leaders who have been nominated included Muazzam Butt Advocate, Ashfaq Advocate, Abdul Bari Bareech, Abdul Rahim Kakar, Akram Tareen, Abdul Bari Kakar, Atiq Khan Kakar, Saddiq Tareen, Nawabzada Sharif Jogezai, Noor Khan Khilji and others.

However, no PTI leader has been arrested so far.

Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2024

Opinion

From hard to harder

From hard to harder

Instead of ‘hard state’ turning even harder, citizens deserve a state that goes soft on them in delivering democratic and development aspirations.

Editorial

Canal unrest
Updated 03 Apr, 2025

Canal unrest

With rising water scarcity in Indus system, it is crucial to move towards a consensus-driven policymaking process.
Iran-US tension
03 Apr, 2025

Iran-US tension

THE Trump administration’s threats aimed at Iran do not bode well for global peace, and unless Washington changes...
Flights to history
03 Apr, 2025

Flights to history

MOHENJODARO could have been the forgotten gold we desperately need. Instead, this 5,000-year-old well of antiquity ...
Eid amidst crises
Updated 31 Mar, 2025

Eid amidst crises

Until the Muslim world takes practical steps to end these atrocities, these besieged populations will see no joy.
Women’s rights
Updated 01 Apr, 2025

Women’s rights

Such judgements, and others directly impacting women’s rights should be given more airtime in media.
Not helping
Updated 02 Apr, 2025

Not helping

If it's committed to peace in Balochistan, the state must draw a line between militancy and legitimate protest.