The politician was arrested on the charges of possessing 12 kilograms of heroin. But the government remained unable to prove the allegations, thus leading to his release.
The hashtag #PoliticalVictimisationExposed was trending on Twitter today where people on the platform discussed the verdict produced by the Lahore High Court in this case.
https://twitter.com/Atifrauf79/status/1210110731800186880?s=20
https://twitter.com/asmabarjees/status/1210128084298588160?s=20
https://twitter.com/AsadAToor/status/1210149331585716225?s=20
Some users commented the verdict has confirmed that government was using fake cases as a revenge tactic.
https://twitter.com/LucidViews__/status/1210122636375871489?s=20
Some said the judiciary had exposed the government's foul play in this case.
https://twitter.com/saad_me66/status/1210119984644579328?s=20
People also said this case was the PTI's way of distracting people from their horrible performance while in government.
https://twitter.com/sajida_waseem/status/1210122605568626688?s=20
Journalist and PM Imran's ex-wife Reham Khan also took to Twitter to say that this was an embarrassing moment for the PTI government.
https://twitter.com/RehamKhan1/status/1210147465556615168?s=20