(24 May 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Islamabad, Pakistan – 24 May 2024
1. Wide exterior of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party Tehreek-e-Insaf, where Capital Development Authority conducted an overnight raid
2. Mid damaged vehicle shed
3. Various of damaged fence
4. Party flag painted on wall reads in Urdu “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf”
5. Workers gathering near a damaged cabin
6. Tilt up of a door locked to a notice paste a door, office sealed
7. Close notice reads in English “This premises has been sealed on account of non-conforming use “
8. Rauf Hassan, Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, arriving along with other leaders for a press brief
9. Close of reporters filming
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rauf Hassan, Secretary, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf:
“They erased to ground the boarders, the boundary lines and they also broke part of the building. This is without a warning; no notices have been served on the party. We have not received any notices. This was a blatantly illegal unconstitutional act you now, and we intend to take every possible step, you know that we are permitted under the constitution and rule of law in this country”.
11. Mid briefing
12. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu/English) Rauf Hassan, Secretary, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf:
“I along with my colleagues condemn in the strongest words possible the illegal action they took last night. Once again we will demand from the government, immediately take action against those who committed this crime, and they should be punished”.
13. Wide of briefing
STORYLINE:
Pakistani authorities have shut down the office of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Friday due to charges of encroachment upon government land in a residential area in capital Islamabad.
The office of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ) was partially demolished during the overnight raid on Thursday into Friday.
Rauf Hassan, the information secretary and spokesperson for the party, denounced the action by the authorities.
“This was a blatantly illegal, unconstitutional act," Hassan said. "We intend to take every possible step that we are permitted under the constitution and rule of law in this country”.
Authorities say Khan’s party had violated rules by expanding structure.
A former cricket star turned Islamist politician, Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote by Parliament in 2022 and is serving multiple prison terms after being convicted in various cases
In October, the elections commission disqualified Khan from holding public office for five years after finding he had unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier.
Khan denies the charge and has filed a motion with a court to challenge the commission.
AP video by Muhammad Yousaf
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