Former lawmaker and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jamshed Dasti has accused law enforcement agencies (LEAs) of allegedly raided his residence, stripping his wife naked and manhandling his children.
The police have denied Dasti's claims.
In a video posted on the social media platform ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, Dasti claimed that LEAs personnel stormed his house, forcibly stripped his wife, and manhandled his children.
In the video, the PTI leader appealed directly to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, regretting the ‘loss of his honor’ and expressing a willingness to face any consequence, even death.
However, Dasti has failed to provide any evidence to prove his allegations, which has raised several questions about the authenticity of his accusations. Many analysts believe that the video is part of the propaganda campaign the PTI is pursuing to build a narrative of victimisation.
It is pertinent to mention here that Dasti has been booked in several cases with Muzaffargarh's Saddar police and has evaded multiple attempts at being arrested.
Meanwhile, Muzaffargarh's Station House Officer (SHO), Khurram Riaz, rebuffed Dasti's accusations in a video statement, terming them as "baseless" and “fabricated."
The SHO said that Dasti's video was aimed at instigating "fear and disorder" amongst his community.
According to SHO, a police squad searched the neighborhood and got information from the public, and no one raided Dasti's residence. The SHO also stated that his wife visited the RO office two days ago but did not register a report regarding a threat or harassment.