LAHORE: Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Friday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding leader remains behind bars due to a lack of organisation and discipline within the party, despite PTI enjoying unprecedented public support.
Addressing members of the bar at Aiwan-e-Adl, Achakzai said political movements could only succeed through organisation and discipline. He said he had come to Lahore to stand with the oppressed, not to hurl abuse at other political parties.
“We have come out for the protection of the Constitution,” Achakzai said, adding that those who violated the Constitution must be punished in accordance with the law. He urged the public to come out on February 8 and turn the day into a “day of struggle.”
He said institutions such as the army and intelligence agencies were necessary but must operate within constitutional limits, warning that any constitutional violation would be openly opposed. Calling on authorities to acknowledge their mistakes, Achakzai urged them to step forward to protect the Constitution and warned that anyone opposing it deserved rejection.
Achakzai also condemned violence against women and children, denounced the use of live ammunition against protesters at D-Chowk, criticised police actions, and alleged mistreatment of detainees. He questioned claims of Pakistan being an Islamic state under such circumstances.
Addressing the gathering, Allama Raja Nasir announced that February 8 would be observed as a “black day,” claiming it marked the day the people’s mandate was taken away. He urged unity with the oppressed and called on the public to resist those who, he said, had snatched freedom and voting rights.
Senator Hamid Khan said those who supported the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments had no right to call themselves lawyers.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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