Further criticising a plethora of cases filed against him after the May 9 riots, Qureshi said that dozens of cases had been lodged against him within just one year. He added that he had been in politics for 40 years but not a single case was registered against him in the last 39 years.
Ayub's comments come at a time when the Imran Khan-founded party has been facing challenges since May 9, 2023, the day former premier Imran Khan got arrested, when mobs attacked state installations, including the Corps Commander House in Lahore.
The 71-year-old founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party demanded the CCTV footage of last year's May 9 riots be made public to ascertain the real culprits behind the riots.
A two-member bench, which includes Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu, reserved the verdict on the petitions challenging Imran Khan's physical remand.
The unrest erupted nationwide last year after Imran Khan was detained by paramilitary Rangers from the Islamabad High Court during a corruption case proceeding.
The senior leadership of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have strongly opposed the federal government's decision to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), ARY News reported on Monday.
Citing security reasons, Imran Khan could not be shifted to Lahore for a hearing but will virtually appear before an Anti-terrorism court on Monday in Lahore via video conferencing
Khalid Arshad, an ATC Judge said in a four-page verdict, that "reasonable grounds" existed to link Imran Khan with the alleged offences committed in the May 9 riots last year.
On May 9 last year, violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested. The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers were agitated due to Khan's arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning