Recovered and Shaken: Imran Khan’s Lawyer Found After Alleged Abduction, Sparks Nationwide Demand for Accountability and Justice
Attock, Pakistan – In a dramatic turn of events, the Punjab police located Intezar Hussain Panjutha, the founding chairman’s lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who had been missing since October 8. His recovery late Saturday was confirmed by the party early Sunday, amidst controversy over the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. PTI has been intensely critical of the handling of Panjutha’s case, suggesting that the abduction was staged. The party called for the filing of a first information report against the Attorney General for Pakistan, Mansoor Usman Awan, accusing him of knowing Panjutha’s whereabouts after he … Read more