Babar Awan ‘departs for London’ amid PTI exodus

• Babar Awan left for London from Islamabad Airport through a foreign airline.
• Family sources say that Imran Khan’s lawyer will return home soon.
• Since the May 9 debacle, many PTI leaders have parted ways with Khan.

ISLAMABAD: Prominent jurist and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan left for the UK on Friday, following a nationwide crackdown and attacks on civilians and the military in the wake of the May 9 tragedy. Between emissions. installations, sources said Geo News.

According to reliable sources, the lawyer of PTI Chairman Imran Khan has left for London by a foreign airline from Islamabad International Airport today at 1 pm.

Awan is a close associate and legal adviser of the PTI Chairman.

However, his family sources said that Awan’s visit to London was pre-arranged, adding that he would be back soon.

In a tweet, Awan confirmed the report saying that he is abroad due to his scheduled personal engagements.

“All my medicines are Pakistani. [I receive] Treatment by Pakistani doctors,” he added.

He said: “First Imran was a friend, now he is my leader. PTI is my extended family and Pakistan is my destination.

The day-long protests following Khan’s arrest by the Islamabad High Court in the Al-Qadir Trust case left around eight people dead, dozens injured, and the government suspending internet services to maintain law and order. . Order status.

Khan’s party is feeling the heat of the state’s power as his party workers torched and vandalized military installations, including the general headquarters in Rawalpindi, following his arrest on May 9 – a day the army called “Day of Independence”. Celebrated as “Black”.

Several party leaders and thousands of activists have been arrested in connection with the violent protests, and the military has insisted that those involved in attacks on military installations be prosecuted under the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.

Khan’s close aide Asad Umar has resigned from the posts of secretary general and core committee member citing the current situation.

Several party leaders and legislators, including Shireen Mazari, Aamir Mehmood Kayani, Malik Amin Aslam, Mahmood Maulvi, Aftab Siddiqui, Fayyazul Hasan Chauhan, have publicly condemned the attacks on state institutions and announced to quit the former ruling party since May. Is. 9 Vandalism.

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the federal government was considering banning the PTI after it found evidence that party supporters carried out “pre-planned” and “coordinated” attacks on public property and military installations. are