Khawaja Asif alleges drama of Rehana Dar's house raid was created to gain votes

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and former federal minister Khawaja Asif alleged that drama of raid at Rehana Dar's house, the mother of Usman Dar, was created to gain votes during the election.

Addressing a corner meeting ahead of the election, Khawaja Asif said he is ready to take oath on Holy Quran or go to the mosque to deny his involvement in the raid at Dar's house.

The raid 'drama' was created to gain votes, he alleged.

In December 2023, Usman Dar's mother claimed Sialkot police conducted a late-night raid on her residence and subjected her to alleged harassment.

Usman Dar's mother's video statement went viral on social media, wherein she recounted her distressing experience and accused former defense minister Khwaja Asif of orchestrating the raid to prevent her from submitting nomination papers for the upcoming elections.

Later, Khawaja Asif sent a Rs1 billion defamation notice to former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar and his mother.

The notice stated that Dar and his mother levelled false allegations to defame Asif. The defamation notice called on Dar and his mother, Rehana Dar, to pay Rs1