Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday called on the judiciary to take a stand against the alleged violation of people’s fundamental rights and the victimization of members of the country’s largest political party after a senior leader of his party was hauled out of a high-security prison by “unknown men.”
On Twitter, Khan, also head of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, said: “The expulsion of Shehryar Afridi (PTI senior leader) from Adiala jail the day before yesterday by unknown men (a reference to intelligence agencies) is completely illegal and shows the sheer lawlessness and arbitrariness in the country.” “I urge our judiciary to take a stand and stop this gross violation of our fundamental rights and the flagrant victimization of members of Pakistan’s largest political party,” Khan tweeted.
Afridi, 52, served as Minister of State for the Interior from August 2018 to April 2019.
Khan also sees the resurgence of the ‘crypto controversy’ (in which he accused the US of overthrowing his government) as an attempt to disqualify him from running in the upcoming general election.
On Thursday, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah warned Khan that he could be arrested if he did not cooperate with the investigation into the leak of national secrets in what is known as the “encryption case.” As Shehryar’s lawyer stressed, the sole purpose of subjecting him to this torture and persecution is to force him to record a 164 CrPc statement against him (Khan), the 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician said.
Khan is reportedly under “virtual house arrest” and no PTI leader or worker is allowed to see him at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
Khan also rebuked the government for the arrest of more than 10,000 PTI workers following the attack on military installations and state buildings in reaction to his arrest related to a corruption case on May 9.
He said there is a law of the jungle in the country as his party leaders are re-arrested in trumped up cases after getting bail from the courts.
“The silence of human rights organizations and our community of journalists is shocking…,” Khan tweeted.
Addressing the nation via YouTube on Thursday night, Khan again accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan People’s Party de facto leader Asif Ali Zardari and former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa of plotting to remove him from the prime minister’s office in April 2022 through a vote of no confidence.
“The PMLN-led coalition government and its handlers only have a one-point agenda: disqualify me and send me to jail. To execute their plan, they have now brought up the US encryption issue,” he said, demanding a detailed investigation into the US “crypto conspiracy”.
“The nation must know the real actors behind the conspiracy,” Khan said.
Khan was removed from office via a vote of no confidence, becoming the first prime minister in Pakistan’s history to be sent home after losing the confidence of the National Assembly.
Khan has repeatedly alleged that the United States orchestrated a plan to remove him from office for visiting Russia and meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
He also brandished encryption (diplomatic cable) at a public rally to back up his claims. The United States has repeatedly denied Khan’s allegations, calling them “categorically false.”
Imran Khan traveled to Moscow in February last year and met with President Putin on the eve of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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