Was Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman’s abduction orchestrated by his own party?

Veteran journalist Mohammad Malick has disclosed details of the disappearance of Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman prior to the passing of the 26th Constitutional Amendment.

After the sudden disappearance of Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman on October 16, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media team vehemently criticised him, alleging that the Senator was not kidnapped but in self-hiding, leading to some social media members calling him a “traitor.”

However, contrary to PTI’s social media team,s narrative, Mohammad Malick has disclosed the other side of the story.

In his talk show KHABAR, the journalist claimed that after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which concluded on October 16 in Islamabad, Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman was abducted not by security agencies but by a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) bigwig leader.

One of the following four PTI leaders, including Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, Opposition Leader of the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan, former Speaker NA Asad Qaiser, and leader of opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz, was involved in the kidnapping of Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman, Malick has alleged.

“Senator Rahman was in Islamabad; he was directed to reach Peshawar by one of the PTI leaders in a phone call. When Rehman was on his way to Peshawar, he got kidnapped before arriving at KP capital. One PTI leader was in constant contact with Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman and was repeatedly asking for his location.”

“I have seen those messages, telephone calls, track records,” Muhammad Malick concluded.

The ruling coalition had lacked the requisite numbers to pass the 26th Constitutional Amendment from parliament. However, it was speculated that Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman might vote in favour of the constitutional amendment against his party’s decision.

Prominent journalist Azaz Syed, while speaking on the YouTube channel Talk SHOCK, had claimed that there is a possibility that Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman could vote for the constitutional amendment.

However, after the Senate passed the constitutional amendment, the ruling coalition claimed that no opposition party senator had voted for the 26th Constitutional Amendment.