PTI reacts to ISPR statement pardoning May 9 convicts

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar said he did not consider the pardoning of prisoners as a ‘significant progress’.

He also mentioned that PTI does not view military court trials favorably.

PTI chairman emphasized that they will present their demands during negotiations with the government negotiation committee.

Regarding protest politics, Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Sahibzada Hamid Raza noted that the decision will be made by PTI founder.

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The names of the 19 convicts whose sentences have been pardoned are as follows:

1. Muhammad Ayaz son of Sahibzada Khan
2. Samiullah son of Meerdad Khan
3. Laiq Ahmad son of Manzoor Ahmad
4. Amjad Ali son of Manzoor Ahmad
5. Yasir Nawaz son of Amir Nawaz Khan
6. Syed Alam son of Muazullah Khan
7. Zahid Khan son of Muhammad Nabi
8. Muhammad Suleman son of Syed Ghani Jan
9. Hamza Sharif son of Muhammad Azam
10. Muhammad Salman son of Zahid Nisar
11. Ashar Butt son of Muhammad Arshad Butt
12. Muhammad Waqas son of Malik Muhammad Khaleel
13. Sufyan Idris son of Idris Ahmad
14. Muneeb Ahmad son of Naveed Ahmad Butt
15. Muhammad Ahmad son of Muhammad Nazir
16. Muhammad Nawaz son of Abdul Samad
17. Muhammad Ali son of Muhammad Bhutta
18. Muhammad Bilawal son of Manzoor Hussain
19. Muhammad Ilyas son of Muhammad Fazal Haleem