PTIS Deputy Persposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly, Muhammad Moeen-out-Din Riaz, condemned the judgments as a "Black day for democracy"said that legislators, including the opposition leader of Pakistan’s largest province, were convicted of fabricated evidence and false testimonies.
"Every child in Pakistan knows well about these cases" He said, adding that the public was fully aware of the behavior of the judiciary. "PTI will contest the ATC court’s decision in an appeal forum," He said and claimed that Bhachar was and would remain the opposition leader. PTI’s headspice in the Punjab assembly, Rana Shahbaz Ahmad, said such decisions could not force them to settle down. "We stand by a case for the future of this nation," he said. He warned that if such judgments continued there would be "No doubt 80 percent of PTI legislators will be convicted," Although they had nothing to do with the offenses mentioned in eighty. He urged the government to form a committee to review "Forged cases" Registered across Punjab against PTI leaders, workers and supporters comparing the legal attack for a witch -hunt. Opposition mpa waqas moon also threw the ATC judgment and called it nothing short of "A funeral of justice". He warned the government against paralyzing the opposition and reminded it that "Times change". Meanwhile, PTI leaders convicted by courts against terrorism in May 9-related cases on Wednesday that the court decisions could not rustle their decision and said they were persistent against the future generations. Defiance was tangible even when the gable fell. According to lawyers present in the courtroom, several PTI leaders smiled stoically as the ATC judge in Lahore began to give the verdict. As the verdict was announced, convicted Afzal Azeem Pahat Slogans in support of Imran Khan, who was repeated by PTI leaders and family members who were present in the courtroom. This was the first public reaction after senior PTI leaders, including Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema, Ijaz Chaudhry, Punjab Assembly opposition leader Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, former Minister Mian Mehmood Ur Rasheed, Dr. Yasmeen Rashid and others were sentenced to 10 years in prison. The case against them involved a number of offenses, including encouraging public turmoil, arson, damage state property and creating anarchy in the wake of May 9 -Vold. Although Shah Mehmood Qureshi was eventually acquitted, lawyers described him as deeply shaken by the beliefs handed over to his colleagues and workers. Outside the courtroom emotions ran loudly. Kona to former Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema told him, "I’m proud of you"When he calmly responded to his judgment and said that "Don’t make a difference to me". Qureshi’s family members also comforted the families of other criminal sentences and assured them of their unwavering support. Despite being older, gathering family members around Senator Ijaz Chaudhry, who seemed composed and resolutely and said, "Good time is coming" As they stood on the truth. Dr. Yasmeen Rashid and Mian Mehmood Ur Rasheed were not present in the courtroom when their judgments were announced.
