Barrister Saif says KP CM to lead rally in Islamabad

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, said on Thursday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would hold a historic rally in Islamabad on September 8.

“Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur is personally overseeing the preparations for the rally,” he said at a press briefing in the Civil Secretariat, Peshawar.

The adviser stated that the rally was being organized under the leadership of the chief minister and was aimed at expressing the party’s dissatisfaction with the federal government.

“Our rally will be peaceful and within the framework of our democratic rights,” Barrister Saif emphasized, adding that it was intended to “voice concerns over what we see as unfair governance at the federal level.”

He said the Islamabad administration had issued a No-Objection Certificate for the public meeting and hoped that would not be revoked. “We expect the administration to honour our democratic right to protest,” he remarked.

Addressing the aftermath of the May 9 incident, Barrister Saif condemned the ongoing arrests of PTI leaders and workers. “Many of our workers have been detained without due legal process,” he claimed, calling for an end to what he described as an “unlawful crackdown” on political activists.

When asked about Governor Faisal Karim Kundi’s suggestion to the chief minister to seek a fresh vote of confidence, he said the KP government had a solid majority in the assembly.

Regarding the investigation into the housing society owned by Humayun Dilawar in Bannu, Barrister Saif denied any political motivation behind the inquiry. “The complaints are being looked into according to the law. There is no political vendetta involved in this case,” he insisted.