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Lahore police arrest PTI activist ‘planning another May 9’

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Malik, A. C. (2026, September 28). Lahore police arrest PTI activist ‘planning another May 9’. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2033109/lahore-police-arrest-pti-activist-planning-another-may-9

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Dawn · collected 2026-09-28 · by Asif ChaudhryMansoor Malik

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Lahore police arrested a suspect identified as Amin for allegedly planning violence similar to the May 9 incidents during upcoming protests called by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on September 27. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran claimed that Amin, working as a driver and associated with PTI member Fatima Haider, was involved in organizing around 20 to 30 individuals to disrupt peace during the protests. The PTI strongly denied these allegations, calling them part of Punjab's government narrative campaign against peaceful protests.
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Lahore police arrested a suspect identified as Amin, allegedly a member of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf), on charges related to planning violence for protests scheduled on September 27. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran claimed that Amin was training individuals for a repeat of the violent incidents seen during the May 9 events. Police seized an audio recording from Amin's mobile phone where he and another PTI woman, Fatima Haider, allegedly discussed arranging around 20 to 30 rioters. The PTI leadership strongly denied these claims, rejecting the police narrative that their supporters were planning such actions.

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🔮 Police have arrested a suspect belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on charges of training individuals to carry out another May 9-like violence in the provincial capital during the party’s call for Sept 27 protests.
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Topics

LAHORE PTI Punjab Sahiwal the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf

Subjects

PTI ORG · 12× Punjab GPE · 5× Amin PERSON · 4× LAHORE GPE · 4× Faisal Kamran PERSON · 3× Dawn ORG · 2× Fatima Haider PERSON · 2× IGP ORG · 2× Sahiwal GPE · 1× the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf ORG · 1×

Narrative

The police also seized several other audio recordings from the mobile phone of the arrested suspect which further revealed more such disturbing plans of the PTI’s individuals despite the fact that the party leadership had multiple times claimed of carrying out ‘peacful protests’.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 Police have arrested a suspect belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on charges of training individuals to carry out another May 9-like violence in the provincial capital during the party’s call for Sept 27 protests.
2026-09-28 · Dawn
Lahore police arrest PTI activist ‘planning another May 9’ · speculative framing

Claims (20 extracted, 11 hedged)

Police have arrested a suspect belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on charges of training individuals to carry out another May 9-like violence in the provincial capital during the party’s call for Sept 27 protests. uncertain
Police → arrest → protests
DIG Operations Faisal Kamran described the individual as a PTI “goon” who wanted to sabotage peace. asserted
who → describe → peace
The PTI vehemently rejected the Lahore police claim. uncertain
PTI → reject → claim
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Faisal Kamran claimed that police had seized an audio recording from the mobile phone of the suspect who was identified as Amin. asserted
who → address → Amin
He said the suspect and a PTI woman could be heard arranging 20 to 30 `rioters’ for the May 9-like violence across the provincial capital. uncertain
suspect → say → capital
Party vehemently rejects claim The DIG said the woman, yet to be arrested, was identified as Fatima Haider, whom the suspect described as a ‘PTI welfare wing’ member. She was already involved in the May 9 cases and was on bail, Faisal Kamran said, adding that she could be heard talking to Amin in the audio recording that the individuals would be imparted training to create an unrest during Sept 27 protests. uncertain
individuals → reject → protests
He said the ‘goons’ were to be brought to Lahore to create a situation similar to the May 9 violence. uncertain
goons → say → violence
“The police got information of the conspiracy on Sept 26 and arrested Amin who hailed from Sahiwal and was working as a driver for the woman’s family”, the DIG said. asserted
DIG → get → family
The police also seized several other audio recordings from the mobile phone of the arrested suspect which further revealed more such disturbing plans of the PTI’s individuals despite the fact that the party leadership had multiple times claimed of carrying out ‘peacful protests’. asserted
leadership → seize → protests
Following the sensitivity of the matter, the police formed multiple teams to track down all the suspects involved in the ‘nefarious’ plan. asserted
police → follow → plan
PTI strongly rejected Punjab police allegations surrounding individuals named Amin and Fatima Haider as part of Punjab government’s “vague narrative campaign.” asserted
PTI → reject → campaign
Responding to Faisal Kamran’s news conference, Punjab PTI information secretary Shaukat Basra told Dawn that Punjab’s “Gullu Butt” should stop creating false narratives like the May 9 false-flag operation. uncertain
Butt → respond → operation
He said the PTI had always been peaceful and remained so in the light of explicit instructions of party founder Imran Khan. asserted
PTI → say → Khan
Mr Basra asked police to stop asking riddles and bring clear evidence to light. asserted
Basra → ask → light
He said the party’s stance had always remained clear that May 9 was a false-flag operation and added those who stole the May 9 CCTV footage had not presented it in courts and were responsible for the May 9 violence. uncertain
who → say → violence
“Like the May 9 false-flag operation, the DIG Lahore’s claim is a white lie and the allegation is planted”. uncertain
allegation → plant → operation
He said all police officers in Punjab had “actually become Jati Umra slaves, orchestrating a campaign of lies.” asserted
officers → say → lies
Referring to an IGP claim that “the police has not entered anyone’s house and took no illegal action,” the PTI information secretary said that he had challenged the IG and posted videos on his X handle, showing police entering private residences of people. uncertain
police → refer → people
He said no police officer had so far refuted his claim. uncertain
officer → say → claim
He said the PTI still challenged the IGP and the CCPO to present the May 9 CCTV footage in courts. uncertain
PTI → say → courts
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