Eight members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the national body that regulates lawyers, have condemned what they called an illegal and arbitrary raid on the offices and residence of Senator Kamran Murtaza. The raid took place on November 7, 2026. Murtaza is an Advocate of the Supreme Court and a former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.
What the PBC members allege
The members said the raid was accompanied by harassment of Murtaza's family and by vandalism carried out by people they described as "unknown persons." They argued that such actions have become a regular weapon against political opponents, used to deny people their fundamental rights and to bring them into false and trumped-up cases. They also said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the country's tax agency, and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had issued notices to Murtaza, and that his bank accounts had been frozen. These claims come from the PBC members' statement and have not been independently confirmed.
The members linked these measures to Murtaza's membership of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), led by Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, and to his public criticism of the state and of a coalition they said came to power through rigged elections. They also pointed to the 26th and 27th Amendments to the Constitution, which they said had undermined judicial independence, and to what they called an unlawful emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These are the members' views and not findings of any court.
Demands and what comes next
The members said they stood in solidarity with Murtaza and his family. "We call upon the authorities to immediately conduct an impartial investigation into these acts, bring those responsible to justice, and ensure the safety and protection of Senator Kamran Murtaza and his family," they said. The statement does not set out a timeline for any inquiry, and no official response to the raid or to the allegations is available at the time of writing.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan Bar Council ke kuch members ne 7 November 2026 ko Senator Kamran Murtaza ke ghar aur daftaron par hone wale chhapay ki mazammat ki hai. Unka kehna hai ke yeh kaarwai siyasi mukhalifeen ko nishana banane ke liye ki gayi hai, aur FBR aur FIA ke notice aur bank account freeze hone ke daawe bhi kiye gaye hain. Yeh daawe abhi aazadana tor par tasdeeq nahi hue. Aam shehri ke liye bunyadi baat yeh hai ke qanoon ke tehat inquiry shaffaf honi chahiye.
