ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has expelled Farooq Bandiyal from the party, the party confirmed via its official Twitter account, saying that “there is no place for convicted criminals in PTI.”
Earlier, the PTI chairman took strict notice of reports suggesting that a convicted criminal recently joined his party, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said Thursday.
چئرمین تحریک انصاف عمران خان نے ان اطلاعات کا سخت نوٹس لیا ہے جن کے مطابق ایک سزا یافتہ مجرم تحریک انصاف کا حصہ بنا ہے ، نعیم الحق پر مبنی ایک رکنی کمیٹی تین دنوں میں حقائق چئرمین کے سامنے رکھے گی، تحریک انصاف کسی صورت اخلاقی معیارات پر سمجھوتہ نہیں کرے گی
— Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 31, 2018
The spokesman said that a one-member committee comprising Naeemul Haque had been constituted to probe the matter, which would present all the facts to the PTI chief within three days.
Farooq Bandials entry into PTI was unfortunate. He has been expelled from the party with immediate effect. We have no place for people with such record in our party. He should not even be in any political party.
— Naeem ul Haque (@naeemul_haque) May 31, 2018
Earlier in the day, social media erupted in outrage and disbelief after a picture of Farooq Bandial- a man involved in 1979 rape of renowned actress Shabnam- with PTI chief Imran Khan went viral. Bandial had joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a day ago.
“This (rape case) was a 40 year old case and none of us knew about it, it was party’s local leadership which arranged his meeting with Khan and his inclusion in PTI but Imran Khan expelled him as soon as details of this case came up on social media,” PTI spokesman Naeemul Haque told media.
Farooq Bandial the prime culprit in actress Shabnam Ji's gang rape case in Zia regime has joined PTI. The entire gang was given death sentence, but they pressurized family for pardon. After Irfanullah Marwat, it's Farooq Bandial. @PTIofficial mainstreaming rapists! pic.twitter.com/95tDmW8KNF
— Maleeha Manzoor (@MaleehaManzoor) May 31, 2018
One shame followed by bigger shame. #FarooqBandial a convicted rapist, ordered to die, given clemency by dictator Zia joins #PTI. Zia committed judicial murder of SZAB just 6 months before this clemency. Zia had spared Bandyal gang as requested by S. M. Zafar. #ShamefulPTI pic.twitter.com/nied20HmaJ
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) May 31, 2018
In 1979 Farooq Bandial, who hails from Punjab’s Khushab district with other four men committed “armed dacoity” and gang-rape at the house of Shabnam in Gulberg area of Lahore. In 1979 a Special Military Court handed Bandial and others four men death sentence for committing “armed dacoity” and “gang-rape”.
The accused had raped the actress in front of her husband and her son. The accused were later commuted by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq after the accused pressured Shabnam and her family into pardoning them and it was later changed to a life sentence.
Bandiyal was also sentenced to death for his involvement in the robbery and rape case, during the reign of Zia-ul-Haq.
The case surfaced in 1978. The actress had her movie ‘Aina’ released around those days.
The suspects were also accused of a robbery at the residence of another actress Zamurd, among other crimes. They were later caught and sentenced to death by a military court.
However, Shabnam, through her lawyer SM Zafar, had appealed for reducing Bandiyal and other convicts’ punishment.
The actress later left the country and is now living in Bangladesh.
“Tehreek-e-Insaf will not compromise moral standards in any case,” Chaudhry said.
However, Haque took to Twitter within hours and said that Farooq Bandiyal’s entry into PTI was unfortunate and that he had been expelled from the party with immediate effect.
“We have no place for people with such record in our party. He should not even be in any political party,” the PTI leader said.
Social media users heavily criticized PTI’s decision to welcome him to the party forcing the party to expel him hours after his inclusion.
Reports on social media alleged that Bandiyal had been involved in a robbery and rape at the residence of renowned actress Shabnam.
Two days ago, PTI chairman Imran Khan himself had included Bandiyal to PTI ranks by placing a party-coloured muffler on his shoulders.
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