Audio leak exposes PTI women leaders’ role in GHQ attack

An audio allegedly of two female PTI leaders has leaked in which both could be heard planning an attack on the GHQ in Rawalpindi following the arrest of former prime minister and party Chairman Imran Khan on May 9, 2023, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

In the audio, PTI’s Farah Agha could be heard telling her party colleague Kanwal Shauzab that she had left her home and the plan was to attack the GHQ. 

She further said that the PTI leaders and workers were at Faizabad and were marching towards the GHQ. 

Farah said that Rashid Hafeez, Shafiq Samavia and others were at Faizabad while Samavia was leading the marchers. 

Soon after the arrest of PTI chairman on May 9, people in most cities of the country had gone berserk and vandalized and torched army and government buildings as well as memorials of army’s martyrs. 

In Lahore Jinnah House and other buildings were ransacked, in Rawalpindi GHQ came under attack while in Peshawar Radio Pakistan’s building and other structures were attacked by mobs who were enraged by the sudden arrest of Imran.

Former MPA Saleem Labar quits PTI

Former PTI MPA Muhammad Saleem Akhtar Labar announced in a press conference in Multan that he would be leaving PTI as politics in the country had changed over time and he had “no part” left to play.

He stated that PTI had not given any instructions for the violence in the country on May 9 and the message that was communicated spoke only about peaceful protests. “I strongly condemn the event of May 9,” Labar said. He also added that his decision to leave the party was his own and he was not pressured to take the decision.

Reporter: Syed Kifayat Ali Shah