Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had decided to arrest him in an old case in order to stop him from casting his vote for Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. — IHC website/File
ISLAMABAD: A much-needed voter of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Friday’s (today) election for chairman and deputy chairman of the Senate escaped his arrest as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) restrained the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab from taking him into custody till March 20.
Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had decided to arrest him in an old case in order to stop him from casting his vote for Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the PDM’s candidates for chairman and deputy chairman of the Senate, respectively.