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May 9 case: PTI leader Rana Jamil arrested from outside RO office

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Rana Jamil Hassan Khan was taken into custody from outside the returning officer's (RO) office in Nankana Sahib in connection with the May 9 incidents.

Hassan, who is also known as Good Khan, was arrested on Thursday after he was summoned to verify his signatures to RO's NA-112 office ahead of the upcoming general elections, slated to take place on February 8 next year.

The police confirmed the PTI leader's arrest, saying he was arrested in connection with the May 9 incidents, the day when former PTI chairman Imran Khan was arrested in the Al-Qadir Trust case which led to the eruption of violent protests across the country.

Advocate Sher Afzal, who is the PTI leader's nephew, while speaking to the media persons outside the RO's office, claimed that RO Rai Zulfikar had called his uncle for the verification of his signatures when he was arrested.

He alleged that the RO was involved in Hassan's arrest, requesting the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take notice of the matter.

"We received a call from the RO office's official phone number for the verification of Rana Jameel Hassan's signature," he alleged.

Meanwhile, RO Zulfikar said that the PTI leader never came to his office and was arrested from outside, adding that he doesn't know the reason behind the arrest.

Mandi Faizabad Police Station has arrested Hassan in the May 9 case and he will be presented in court today (Saturday).

The May 9 riots led to the deaths of at least eight people and injured several others, prompting the authorities to arrest thousands of PTI workers and followers. Hundreds of party workers and senior leaders were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.

During the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including — Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 as "Black Day" and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.

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