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India-Pakistan
PTI claims Usman Dar 'abducted', demands immediate release
2023-09-10
[GEO.TV] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) in a statement on Saturday, decrying alleged enforced disappearance targeting its leadership alleged that Usman Dar was "kidnapped".

The former ruling party has demanded that its leader Usman Dar be recovered and presented in the court of law.

"First it was Aoun Abbas Buppi, then Sadaqat Abbasi and now Usman Dar has been kidnapped," the statement said.

It is pertinent to mention that following the May 9 riots various PTI leaders and workers have faced legal challenges owing to the attacks on army installations.

MAY 9 RIOTS
The May 9 riots were triggered in various parts across the country after the deposed prime minister and PTI's chairman Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
was arrested in the £190 million settlement case. Hundreds of PTI workers and big shots were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.

During the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including — Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

The military termed May 9 "Black Day" and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.

PTI chairman and the former prime minister who at present is imprisoned in Attock jail in the "cipher case", was also investigated by a special Joint Investigation Team (JIT) regarding the May 9 violence. The JIT had grilled Khan on offences under sections 121 (waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistain), 131 (abetting mutiny or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty) and 146 (rioting) mentioned in the first information report (FIR).

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Usman Dar: 2022-05-24 Pakistani govt hands over security of Red Zone, Islamabad to Pakistan Army.
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