PTI condemns firing during Bannu peace march

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Core Committee on Friday condemned the incidents of firing during a peace march in Bannu and ‘directed’ the provincial government to hold an immediate and transparent investigation therein.

In the context of the current situation, the committee noted with concern that there was also a fear that this protest of people might engulf the entire country and the situation might go out of control. The Core Committee’s emergency meeting reviewed the situation and noted that the violent incidents that happened during the peaceful protest organized by all political parties and civil society bodies in Bannu were a cause of great concern for the people of the country, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The committee urged the provincial government to make immediate efforts to restore peace, give reasonable compensation to the families of the victims and arrange immediate treatment for the injured.

The forum condemned the violent incidents and expressed sympathy to the affected families and assured that it would not support any policy that was against the rights of people.

Separately, the PTI has submitted a list of 38 independent members of the National Assembly to the Election Commission of Pakistan after the Supreme Court of Pakistan›s decision on the reserved seats. A representative of the party submitted the list of MNAs to the commission with additional documents. However, till date, the affidavits of three independent members have not been submitted and they are Sahibzada Mehboob Sultan, Mubeen Arif and Riaz Fatiana who are reportedly abroad.

The required documents are expected to be submitted any time. Similarly, the PTI has also submitted the party affiliation certificates of nine members of the Sindh Assembly to the commission.

The Sindh Assembly members, whose documents have been filed, are Muhammad Owais, Sajid Hussain, Rehan Rajput, Wajid Hussain, Sajjad Soomro, Rehan Bandokra, Bilal Jadoon, Shabbir Qureshi and Sirbuland Khan.