On Saturday, the PTI asserted that Usman Dar, a prominent party leader, hadbeen abducted by individuals of unknown identity from the Malir Cantt areain Karachi. PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub took to the social mediaplatform X, previously known as Twitter, to allege that Dar had been takenfrom Malir Cantt by unidentified individuals at 4:30 pm that day. Ayubadded that Dar had been transported to an undisclosed location and statedthat the police denied having him in custody.
Malir Senior Superintendent of Police Tariq Illahi Mastoi denied arrestingthe party leader. The PTI strongly condemned what they labeled as Dar’s”abduction and enforced disappearance” and demanded his immediate recovery.
The PTI’s Karachi president accused the caretaker provincial government ofbeing responsible, alleging that it continued the authoritarian trendestablished by the PPP government. Farrukh Habib from the PTI called forthe swift revelation of the allegedly detained leader and insisted that ifthere was a case against him, Dar should be presented in court, allowinghim to exercise his right to defend himself and enabling his family to meethim.
In August, Dar had reported that his house, factory, and businesses inSialkot were sealed, leaving his family members, including women, stranded.He asserted that the state had sealed all of his properties, includingJinnah House and all family businesses, and forced women and children ontothe streets. Dar decried the state’s heavy-handedness against him and hisfamily members, expressing his desire for justice against those whomistreated his mother.
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He indicated his readiness to appear before the courts if they wouldensure a fair trial and appealed to the chief justice of Pakistan forjustice in the matter. Notably, PTI leader Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9 hadled to widespread violence and attacks on crucial military installations,prompting the state to launch a severe crackdown against his party.Furthermore, Dar’s house had been raided by Punjab police in March as partof a province-wide crackdown on hundreds of PTI workers.
