ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday condemned the arrest of several of its parliamentarians from Parliament Lodges and outside the National Assembly, demanding their immediate release and access to their families and lawyers.
In a statement, the party said MNAs Sanaullah Mastikhel, Dawar Kundi, Ahsan Jamal, Mian Ghaus and Adil Khan Bazai, along with Chitral MPA Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir, had been detained.
The PTI described the arrests as a “grave assault” on the constitution, democratic values and parliamentary traditions, and alleged that the government was using state power to suppress political dissent.
It called for an immediate end to what it termed the political victimisation of its workers, leaders and supporters, saying arrests, raids, threats and cases would not deter the party from pursuing its constitutional and democratic rights.
The party said Parliament represented the people’s mandate and warned that using it as a site for action against political opponents could undermine democratic norms and further deepen political tensions.
The PTI demanded that all arrested parliamentarians be released immediately. It also called for their families and lawyers to be allowed access to them.
“If there are any legal allegations against any individual,” the party said, the person should be produced before a court and dealt with in accordance with the law.
The PTI urged the state institutions to uphold the Constitution and rule of law rather than use force in political matters, and reiterated that it would continue to exercise its “constitutional, democratic and peaceful political rights.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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