\u201cThey have already declared a person prime minister,\u201d says former National Assembly speaker
\nPESHAWAR
\nAfter being granted bail in a corruption case, the police on Thursday re-arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser from inside Swabi Jail in a case pertaining to the riots on May 9, Geo News reported.
\nCharsadda police took Qaiser \u2014 a staunch supporter of PTI Chairman Imran Khan \u2014 into custody from inside Swabi Jail and shifted him to an unidentified location.
\nThe May 9 riots were triggered almost across the country after the deposed prime minister\u2019s arrest in the \u00a3190 million settlement case. Hundreds of PTI workers and senior leaders were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.
\nDuring the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including \u2014 Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 \u201cBlack Day\u201d and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.
\nIn a video message \u2014 recorded during his re-arrest \u2014 the incarcerated PTI leader urged his party workers to continue their struggle for victory in the upcoming elections.
\n\u201cNeither we are afraid, nor will we backtrack.\u201d
\nClaiming that if all political parties were provided a level playing field, the PTI leader said that his party would win the upcoming elections with a huge majority.
\nWithout naming, the PTI leader accused: \u201cThey have already declared a person prime minister.\u201d
\nIt is pertinent to mention here that PTI and PPP have been accusing the caretaker government of giving PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif \u201cspecial treatment\u201d ahead of the upcoming elections.
\nEarlier, an anti-corruption court in Abbottabad granted bail to the PTI leader in a graft case relating to the procurement of medical equipment for Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi. Approving his bail plea, the judge had ordered him to submit surety bonds worth Rs80,000.
\nOn November 3, the former NA speaker was arrested from his residence in Islamabad\u2019s Bani Gala area.
\nQaiser was taken into custody by police and Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) personnel for alleged corrupt practices related to the purchase of medical equipment.
\nAccording to a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against the PTI leader available with Geo News, the PTI stalwart and four officials of the health department face allegations of misusing funds and medical equipment in the medical college.
\nThe FIR registered on the complaint of former ACE investigation officer Hidayat Shah stated that the five suspects caused Rs16.456 million loss to the treasury by \u201cstealing\u201d the equipment and purchasing substandard furniture for the institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThey have already declared a person prime minister,\u201d says former National Assembly speaker PESHAWAR After being granted bail in a corruption case, the police on Thursday re-arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser from inside Swabi Jail in a case pertaining to the riots on May 9, Geo News […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-370029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n