PTI leader Hammad Azhar reappears on public scene after almost a year in hiding

PTI leader Hammad Azhar reappeared on Wednesday after almost a year away from the public eye.

Azhar, a former finance minister under the PTI government, went into hiding last year after the state launched a crackdown against the party leadership last year following the incidents of May 9.

“I received a message from Imran Khan last night after the attack on Rauf Hassan. He directed that it is now time for me to join the party leadership,” he said after showing up at the party central secretariat Islamabad today.

“I have come to meet Rauf Hassan today. I will then go to Peshawar and seek interim bails and request more time. I will also appear in Punjab courts and will then leave the matter to the Almighty.

“After the kind of attack on Raoof Hassan, I don’t think it’s right to stay hidden anymore. I will fight all the 51 or 52 false cases against me in Punjab courts; I’m not guilty in any of them.”

When asked if he would be accompanied by security guards or a protocol, Azhar replied in the negative.

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