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      <title>Police raid houses of PTI leaders in Islamabad</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Police in Islamabad have raided the houses of PTI leaders Hammad Azhar, Omar Ayub Khan, and Ali Nawaz Awan overnight, the PTI said on Wednesday posting footage on social media.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hammad Azhar claimed his father was threatened with the arrest of his daughter when police could not trace Hammad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the wake of the May 9 riots, the police have started arresting PTI leaders under the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;According to Omar Ayub’s family, he was not in the house at the time of the police raid. They claimed that police arrested three employees from the house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Omar Ayub tweeted, “Armed Islamabad Police without a warrant raided &amp;amp; searched my house. “&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He said the police abducted his staff and threatened to arrest his 16-year-old son who is taking his O-level exams. “This is the level this imported government is stooping to.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;On the other hand, PTI leader Hammad Azhar’s house was also raided.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The PTI party claimed in a tweet that during a raid former federal minister Hammad Azhar’s 82-year-old father was threatened and issues a warning that his daughter would be ‘whisked away’ if his son didn’t surrender to the police.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more: &lt;a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30322286/govt-places-over-200-pti-leaders-on-no-fly-list"&gt;Govt places over 200 PTI leaders on no fly list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hammad Azhar also tweeted the same claim from his personal Twitter handle.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Moreover, the police also raided Ali Nawaz Awan’s house.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The government has claimed that the PTI’s leadership backed the May 9 violent protests following former premier Imran Khan’s arrest. They have accused the central leadership of PTI of inciting the people to protest, which led to attack on state buildings.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Hammad Azhar claimed his father was threatened with the arrest of his daughter when police could not trace Hammad.</p>
<p>In the wake of the May 9 riots, the police have started arresting PTI leaders under the Maintenance of Public Order ordinance.</p>
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<p>According to Omar Ayub’s family, he was not in the house at the time of the police raid. They claimed that police arrested three employees from the house.</p>
<p>Omar Ayub tweeted, “Armed Islamabad Police without a warrant raided &amp; searched my house. “</p>
<p>He said the police abducted his staff and threatened to arrest his 16-year-old son who is taking his O-level exams. “This is the level this imported government is stooping to.”</p>
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<p>On the other hand, PTI leader Hammad Azhar’s house was also raided.</p>
<p>The PTI party claimed in a tweet that during a raid former federal minister Hammad Azhar’s 82-year-old father was threatened and issues a warning that his daughter would be ‘whisked away’ if his son didn’t surrender to the police.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30322286/govt-places-over-200-pti-leaders-on-no-fly-list">Govt places over 200 PTI leaders on no fly list</a></strong></p>
<p>Hammad Azhar also tweeted the same claim from his personal Twitter handle.</p>
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<p>Moreover, the police also raided Ali Nawaz Awan’s house.</p>
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<p>The government has claimed that the PTI’s leadership backed the May 9 violent protests following former premier Imran Khan’s arrest. They have accused the central leadership of PTI of inciting the people to protest, which led to attack on state buildings.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 13:12:08 +0500</pubDate>
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