His brother had previously said he was “arrested” by police on his way to Faisalabad.
FAISALABAD:
Chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and former member of the National Assembly, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has been taken into custody and transferred to Faisalabad Central Prison to serve a 10-year prison sentence.
Earlier, his brother Sahibzada Hassan Raza said that Hamid Raza was arrested by the police while he was traveling from Peshawar to Faisalabad. However, a message on Hamid Raza’s X account indicated that he was traveling to Faisalabad to surrender to authorities.
جرات و بہادری، وفا اور شجاعت کا پیکر ہیں ہمارے حامد رضا۔ جو تاریخ صاحبزادہ حامد رضا نے رقم کی ہے کوئی سجن اس حد تک جانے سے پہلے ہزار مرتبہ سوچتا ہے۔
صاحبزادہ حسن رضا pic.twitter.com/YlD8cABTTa– Sahibzada Hamid Raza (@_SahibzadaHamid) November 7, 2025
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan confirmed to the media outside Parliament that “Hamid Raza surrendered – it was entirely his own decision. »
PTI’s Omar Ayub Khan also published an article on the situation, claiming that Hamid Raza was “kidnapped” last night in Islamabad.
Sahibzada Hamid Raza sahib, my dear friend and colleague, was abducted from Islamabad late last night while he was on his way to surrender for sentencing by ATC Faisalabad. Strongly condemn this action. Sahibzada Hamid Raza sahib is a courageous and very loyal ally of Prime Minister Imran…
– Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) November 7, 2025
“Sahibzada Hamid Raza sahib, my dear friend and colleague, was abducted from Islamabad late last night while he was on his way to surrender following sentencing by an anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad.”
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صاحبزادہ حامد رضا انسداد دہشتگردی عدالت فیصل آباد میں پیش ہوئے۔ انہیں سنٹرل جیل فیصل آباد بھیج دیا گیا ہے۔ عدالتی فیصلہ تھوڑی دیر بعد موصول ہوگا۔ pic.twitter.com/lBlSdyDnLZ
– Sahibzada Hamid Raza (@_SahibzadaHamid) November 7, 2025
In July, an ATC in Faisalabad had indicted Raza along with several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz and Zartaj Gul, in a case registered the day after May 9.
Hamid Raza was wanted in several cases of vandalism and violent demonstrations and has already been sentenced by an ATC to 10 years in prison. The case was registered at the Civil Lines Police Station.
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Sahibzada Hamid Raza had been elected Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Faisalabad constituency NA-104 in the general elections. Following his disqualification due to his conviction, the Electoral Commission published a timetable for a by-election in his constituency. According to the calendar, the vote should take place on November 23.
Two days before Hamid Raza’s arrest, former PTI MP Junaid Afzal Sahi from Faisalabad’s PP-98 constituency – who had been sentenced to three years in prison in the May 9 case – also surrendered to authorities and was later sent to prison.
On May 9, 2023, PTI lawmakers and supporters attacked military installations across Pakistan following Imran’s arrest by the paramilitary Rangers.
Later, the government launched a harsh crackdown on the former ruling party while registering FIRs against thousands of people, including PTI founder Imran Khan.
More than 100 PTI workers and supporters were also handed over to military authorities for trial in military courts.
