Police deny Akthar Mengal’s declare of raid at Islamabad lodges

Islamabad Police officials are getting instructions on security from a senior officer in Islamabad on Sept 25, 2024. —X/@ICT_Police
Islamabad Police officers are getting directions on safety from a senior officer in Islamabad on Sept 25, 2024. —X/@ICT_Police

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Nationwide Get together-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal, venting his fury over alleged mistreatment of a few of his celebration members, claimed his Islamabad lodges had been raided.

The BNP-M chief shared a media report concerning the police raid at his Islamabad lodges, a declare Islamabad Police refuted later.

Whereas, in a Wednesday night time publish on X, Mengal claimed his celebration senator, Naseema Ehsan, was confined to her condominium and her son had been kidnapped.

In the meantime, BNP-M Appearing President Sajid Tareen mentioned he was presently staying at Sardar Mengal’s condominium the place Islamabad Police got here and advised him that that they had acquired intelligence stories towards residents of the condominium.

Terming it a technique of harassment, Tareen mentioned he advised the police to tell those that gave them the tip to come back and discuss to him.

The politico mentioned he was making efforts to ensure that the celebration senators voted for the constitutional package deal as per the celebration place with out coming below any strain.

“I’m not afraid of such ways. Their downside is that I’m making an attempt my finest to make sure that the celebration senators don’t come below any strain whereas voting for the Constitutional Courtroom Bundle and keep their celebration’s place,” he added.

However, the Islamabad Police spokesperson mentioned they didn’t raid the Mengal’s flat, fairly they went to take additional data concerning the BNP appearing president’s grievance that somebody was following him.

“Police’s arrival at Akhtar Mengal’s flat has been painted as a raid, which isn’t true,” mentioned the spokesperson.

Earlier, in a press release Mengal had mentioned he resigned from the meeting due to how they handled Balochistan.

Regardless of this, they continued to harass his two senators and households, he mentioned, including his solely remaining possibility was to ask the senators to step down. “You’ve left us with no different path.”

On September 3, the disgruntled politician had tendered his resignation from the decrease home of parliament over the “worsening scenario” of his province, declaring no confidence within the state, the president and the prime minister.

“I announce my resignation from the Meeting at present [Tuesday]. I made this choice after witnessing the scenario of Balochistan,” he mentioned throughout the NA’s session.

Regretting that he couldn’t do something for the folks of the province, the politician mentioned that they had not been given the fitting to rule for a 12 months and that he had a scarcity of belief in the entire system.

“Persons are not within the problems with Balochistan and each time this problem is raised, we face a blackout,” he had mentioned. “This meeting doesn’t take heed to us, what is the level of sitting right here?”