The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has unleashed sharp criticism against the government following former PM Imran Khan’s 1,000 days in custody, branding it a politically motivated vendetta without legal grounding. In a forceful call, PTI urged authorities for his unconditional freedom.
Speaking to media, PTI’s information chief Wakas Akram painted a picture of targeted persecution. He claimed the establishment trembles at Khan’s mass appeal and bold views, resorting to isolation tactics against him and spouse Bushra Bibi. Family visits, legal consultations, and leadership meetings remain blocked, flouting basic rights.
Courtroom drama unfolded recently at Islamabad High Court over the high-profile 190 million pound scandal convictions. Defense counsel Salman Safdar spotlighted health woes – Khan’s eyesight nearly gone in one eye – and enforced solitude. Despite directives, he couldn’t meet Bushra Bibi post-April 8 jail visit.
NAB’s Javed Ashraf and Rafi Makhsood defended the case, yet judges hinted at swift resolution. This builds on Qasim Khan’s March outcry, where he deemed the confinement whimsical and a breach of global human rights pacts.
At the UNHRC in Geneva, Qasim framed his father’s saga as emblematic of post-2022 repression: mass detentions, civilian court-martials, media gagging via kidnaps or exiles. He invoked GSP-Plus obligations on civil rights and torture bans, tying it to disputed 2024 polls.
‘We never sought these platforms; my father’s suffering compels us,’ Qasim shared emotionally. ‘He’s denied treatment, family contact – we owe him our voices.’ PTI’s campaign gains steam, spotlighting Pakistan’s turbulent power struggles and eroding democratic norms.
