Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Zartaj Gul on Wednesday broke into tears while apologising for her alleged involvement in the May 9 riots, fearing arrest by police from the court premises.
Speaking to journalists at the Peshawar High Court, as she appeared before the PHC for the hearing of her plea for a transit bail, the former climate change minister apologised over riots that erupted after the arrest of PTI founder Imran Khan on May 9, 2023, during which protesters targeted and vandalised security installations.
The politician, who hails from Dera Ghazi Khan, refused to leave the court premises until the approval of her bail plea, expressing fears that the police might arrest her if she went outside.
The police reportedly deployed additional contingents including six more lady police officials outside the court, and Ababeel Squad personnel patrolled outside.
Gul, talking to journalists, said that she felt like fighting a war instead of contesting general elections as heavy contingents of police force were deployed outside the court to arrest her.
Gul said that her nomination papers were rejected by the election commission. The staffers of the election commission were taken hostage in DG Khan.
“Imad Tahir was arrested from the same court this morning and now the forces are present outside to arrest me,” Gul said, stressing that she should be granted bail as she has personally appeared and “surrendered” before the court.
