Uzma Bukhari calls K-P govt's judicial commission request 'admission of guilt' of May 9 conspiracy

Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government's request for a judicial commission from the Peshawar High Court (PHC) over the May 9 incidents, calling it a failed attempt to hide under the judicial hammer and an admission of their crimes.

On Sunday, Bukhari alleged that there is substantial evidence, including videos, pictures, and audio, of the failed May 9 conspiracy. She mentioned that the "instigator" had already admitted to the rebellion, with confirmation from Salman Akram Raja, the legal counsel of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.

She further noted that the identities of all the characters, facilitators, and masterminds behind the May 9 conspiracy are now clear. Bukhari used the metaphor, "When a jackal sees death, it runs towards the city," implying that judicial commissions are typically formed for hidden and unresolved matters.

The provincial information minister labelled the failed May 9 uprising as a "conspiracy against the country", asserting that "no one can become a Che Guevara or Nelson Mandela by using the judiciary's shoulder". Bukhari condemned the KP government's move to seek a judicial commission, equating it to an admission of guilt.

She also referenced past political manoeuvres, stating, "Those who orchestrated the Panama drama and ousted him[Nawaz Sharif] on an Iqama wanted to distance him from the people". "Perhaps they forgot that beyond their thousand strategies, my Lord also has one strategy."

Bukhari concluded by saying, "Alhamdulillah, our leader returned, his disqualification was overturned, and the people gave him their mandate". "Despite all conspiracies, today Nawaz Sharif's government is in power in Pakistan and its largest province, Punjab," she added.