PTI Demands Judicial Commission to Probe May 9 Violence and Punish Culprits
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Saturday marked the third anniversary of the May 9, 2023 incidents by demanding the formation of an independent judicial commission to identify and punish those responsible for the violence. The party called for a transparent, court-supervised investigation, arguing that the current legal proceedings have been selective and politically motivated.
PTI's demand for a judicial commission signals the party's continued effort to reframe the May 9 narrative, positioning itself as a victim of state-orchestrated violence rather than the instigator of attacks on military installations and state property. The party has consistently maintained that the events were either provoked or staged to justify a political crackdown against its leadership and supporters.
The call for a commission comes as hundreds of PTI workers and leaders remain embroiled in prosecutions linked to May 9, with many cases proceeding through anti-terrorism courts and special military tribunals. The party has long contested the legal basis of military court trials for civilians, a matter that has also been subject to judicial scrutiny at the Supreme Court level.
The anniversary has exposed the widening gulf between PTI's political narrative and the military establishment's institutional framing of the same events. With party founder Imran Khan remaining incarcerated and the party facing sustained organisational pressure, the demand for a judicial commission is as much a political statement as a legal one.
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