Imran, Shah Mehmood not allowed to offer Eid prayers in jail: Zain Qureshi

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zain Qureshi has claimed that PTI founder Imran Khan and senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi were not allowed to offer Eid prayers in Adiala jail.

Talking to the media in Multan, Zain Qureshi said, “This is my second Eid without my father. He has rendered a real sacrifice. We hope that Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be released after Eid.”

Zain Qureshi also addressed the cipher case, calling it political revenge. “The Islamabad High Court has acquitted his father in the case, but then the government fabricated baseless cases related to May 9.”

He emphasised that the PTI has never refused negotiations and that their demands include a probe into rigging in the general election and an investigation into the May 9 events.

He further mentioned that despite an invitation from the Pakistan People’s Party to form a joint government, the PTI took a principled stand and refused to sit with it.

Commenting on the budget, he stated, “The people have not received any relief; it is an IMF-friendly budget.”

On EidulFitr, Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s daughter, Mehr Banu Qureshi had claimed that her father and PTI founder Imran Khan were not allowed to offer Eid prayers and kept in their cells.

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