PTI leader Ejaz Chaudhry rearrested shortly after release from Adiala Jail

• After re-arresting the PTI senator, the officials took him away in a private vehicle.
• Ejaz Chaudhry was arrested under maintenance of public order.
• Thousands of activists have been arrested since the May 9 vandalism.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Additional Secretary General Senator Ijaz Chaudhry was re-arrested from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Thursday soon after his release.

He was released on the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which declared his arrest illegal under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Ordinance (MPO).

As his family waited outside the jail for his release, the PTI senator was re-arrested after exiting the back gate and taken away by security personnel in a private vehicle.

Chaudhry was arrested on May 9 along with other senior party leaders following violent protests across the country following the arrest of Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.

During the days-long protest, which ended only after Khan’s release, angry PTI activists attacked private and government properties, including military installations — Lahore Corps Commander House or Jinnah House and General At the entrance of the Headquarters (GHQ).

In addition, an audio leak of Chaudhry reportedly surfaced in which he could be heard telling another person – believed to be his son Ali Chaudhry – that the protesters had The Corps Commander’s house has been ransacked and everything in the house including flower pots has been broken. destroy

He further said that three people were also injured due to gunshots.

After the May 9 vandalism, thousands of PTI activists and leaders were arrested and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir announced that the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act would be applied against all those involved in attacks on military installations. Legal action has been initiated under .

Earlier this week, PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who was released from Adiala Jail on the orders of the IHC, also Arrested again shortly after.

Several leaders have been leaving the PTI since the May 9 violence, including senior vice-presidents Fawad Chaudhry and Shireen Mazari. Also, Secretary General Asad Umar also announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post and will no longer be a part of the Core Committee.