On mission to secure amnesty for those mistakenly involved in May 9 riots: Sheikh Rasheed.

RAWALPINDI -- Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid said on Sunday that he is now on a mission to get amnesty for those who made the 'mistake' of being involved in May 9 riots.

The former minister took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his gratitude to the nation for its prayers for his safe release after being 'missing' for over 40 days.

Rashid added that he does not know where he spent this time but he was not hurt during it. 'Now my life's mission is to bring amnesty to all those who are missing, have committed the mistake of May 9, and are innocent but imprisoned,' he said, calling upon his followers on X to support him in this peaceful mission.

'I have never appealed to my Twitter [followers] but today I am appealing for the first time to join me in my mission to appeal for amnesty to those who were wronged on May 9,' he wrote.

Rashid said he will begin work on his "mission" from tomorrow and requested for prayers once again. 'Success will be our destiny and Allah will definitely make us victorious in this mission with the prayers of mothers, sisters and daughters,' he added.

On Friday, Rashid resurfaced after his reported arrest from a private housing society in Islamabad on September 17.

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