Banners titled “Wall of Shame” have been displayed on walls in several cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Bahawalpur, against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, calling them “traitors” over attacks on military installations following party chairman Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9. One such banner has been reportedly displayed in front of the Judicial Complex in Islamabad.
The banners bear pictures of several PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders, calling them “traitors”.
created & promoted as patriots. Used them to label others as ghaddar. Now thrown as ghaddars & discarded towards the end of the project. On & forward to some new project. pic.twitter.com/EHLGDNtTQ4
— Saleem (@memzarma) May 27, 2023
*Wall of Shame* with top tier PTI leadership pictures Are being displayed in front of judicial complex islamabad at 02:00 am @agentjay2009 @SdqJaan @MashwaniAzhar @PTIofficial @RebelByThought @BeingAddyPTI pic.twitter.com/nJQpSIIEGT
— Democratic Pakistani (@Demopakistani) May 26, 2023
Under the law, banners can only be displayed in cities with the permission of the district administration. In the case of Islamabad, permission is required from the Directorate of Municipal Administration for displaying or hanging of banners in the city.
Several PTI leaders and workers have been arrested for attacking military installations on May 9 following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan. Military leadership has decided to hold trials of civilians who attacked military installations in military courts, drawing severe condemnation from human rights defenders.