LAHORE\/ISLAMABAD
\nPTI Member of National Assembly Ameer Sultan was \u201cabducted\u201d by unknown men in Lahore, a top party leader said Sunday. Sultan, who was elected to the lower house of the parliament when he won the elections from NA-110 in Jhang, was abducted while he was at his house at Sarwar Road in Punjab\u2019s capital, PTI Lahore Secretary General Hafiz Zeeshan claimed.
\n\u201cUnknown men arrived [at this house] in two vehicles and abducted him last night,\u201d the PTI leader said, claiming that after Supreme Court\u2019s order on the reserved seats, the party members are \u201cunsafe\u201d. The apex court has ruled that the PTI is eligible for reserved seats, meaning that once the party gets those seats, it will become the largest party in the National Assembly.
\nIn response, SSP Cantt Awais Shafiq told media that neither had the police arrested the PTI MNA nor did the law enforcers receive any complaint about his alleged abduction.
\nZeeshan, when inquired as to why no complaint had been filed so far, told media that the party was drafting the complaint and would submit it to the police station tomorrow (Monday).
\nIn a statement, PTI\u2019s top leader Asad Qaiser said he had received information that his party\u2019s MNA was abducted, questioning \u201c[how] can a country run where politicians\u2019 loyalties are shifted\u201d.
\n\u201cLaw of the jungle prevails here; there\u2019s no respect for the judiciary. There\u2019s an open opposition to the court\u2019s decisions,\u201d the former NA speaker said.
\nQaiser asked the government whether it would run the country\u2019s affairs \u201cby force\u201d, but at the same time, he said that his party members would continue their struggle within the parameters of the country\u2019s laws.
\n\u201cThe time for condemnations is over; it\u2019s time to resist,\u201d he stated, urging that PTI\u2019s MNAs, who have to submit forms showing their party affiliation following SC\u2019s order, should be allowed to make their decisions.
\n\u201cMNA Ameer Sultan should be released immediately,\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE\/ISLAMABAD PTI Member of National Assembly Ameer Sultan was \u201cabducted\u201d by unknown men in Lahore, a top party leader said Sunday. Sultan, who was elected to the lower house of the parliament when he won the elections from NA-110 in Jhang, was abducted while he was at his house at Sarwar Road in Punjab\u2019s capital, […]<\/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-418460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n