Ex-minister says fake cases registered against PTI

LANDIKOTAL: Former federal minister Noorul Haq Qadri said on Sunday that through a conspiracy of political opponents, fake cases were registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders to keep them busy in courts and police stations in the run-up to the general elections.

Qadri made these remarks while kicking off his election campaign in Landikotal. Thousands of his supporters, PTI activists, and elders from Shalman, Mulagori, Bara, and Jamrud attended the event.

He alleged that, to sabotage their election campaign, the police were instructed to arrest party workers, resulting in the imprisonment of hundreds of PTI leaders and workers. Former PTI member of the National Assembly from Bara, Iqbal Afridi, PTI candidate from PK-69 Muhammad Adnan Qadri, and PK-70 PTI candidate Sohail Khan Afridi, along with former federal minister Noorul Haq Qadri, former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik Qadri, and other senior party leaders also attended the gathering. Qadri said that the PTI leadership had mutually decided to allot the NA ticket to Iqbal Afridi. He expressed confidence that Adnan Qadri was the best selection for PK-69 and would hopefully secure the slot with a significant margin.