طرزِ اظہار سے مر جاتی ہے آدھی اُلفت
آپ یہ بات نگاہوں سے نہیں کہہ سکتے؟
گھر پلٹتے ہوئے مَردوں کی قسم, دنیا میں
ایسے دکھ بھی ہیں جو ماؤں سے نہیں کہہ سکتے
یوں نہ تھا میں نے فقط چاہا تھا یوں ہو جائے
اور بھی دکھ ہیں زمانے میں محبت کے سوا
ریشم و اطلس و کمخاب میں بنوائے ہوئے
جا بہ جا بکتے ہوئے کوچہ و بازار میں جسم
اب بھی دل کش ہے ترا حسن مگر کیا کیجے
اور بھی دکھ ہیں زمانے میں محبت کے سوا
فیض احمد فیض.
*Press Release*
PTI demands immediate transfer of Imran Khan to Shifa for urgent eye treatment
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram voiced grave concern over the rapidly deteriorating eyesight of party founder Imran Khan, reiterating the demand of his family and the party to shift him to Shifa International Hospital for proper medical treatment.
He described April 9 as a black day when the well-performing PTI government led by Imran Khan was ousted through a regime-change conspiracy. He recalled that the PTI government had delivered 63 major achievements during its short tenure.
In a strongly worded statement on Thursday, the PTI CIS said the nation would not tolerate any negligence in the medical care of the unlawfully incarcerated PTI chairman-for-life. He said the details regarding Imran Khan’s eyesight, shared by his counsel Salman Safdar, were extremely alarming.
He demanded that the authorities provide unhindered access to Imran Khan for his family, lawyers, and party leadership, and allow him to receive treatment at Shifa International Hospital under the guidance and supervision of his personal physicians.
Waqas criticized the authorities for denying Imran Khan’s legal and constitutional rights, including access to adequate healthcare facilities, television, newspapers, and meetings, and for keeping him in solitary confinement. He called for the restoration of all the rights to which Imran Khan is entitled as a former prime minister.
The PTI CIS also expressed concern over the treatment of Imran Khan’s spouse, Bushra Bibi, stating that she had not been allowed to meet him despite being a former first lady.
He urged the authorities to make urgent and war-footing arrangements for the PTI founder’s medical treatment and to put an end to ongoing oppression.
Talking about the April 9, 2022 regime-change conspiracy, Sheikh Waqas termed it a dark day when the PTI government led by Imran Khan was toppled and replaced by a public-rejected, selfish and power-greedy group. He said the country continues to pay a heavy price for the conspiracy, which pushed a well-performing nation to the brink of disaster—plunging it into a deepening debt burden, a mass exodus of educated and skilled youth, soaring inflation, widespread unemployment, the politicisation of state institutions, and the erosion of hard-won peace.
Highlighting the performance of the then PTI government, Waqas said that during its tenure the administration delivered 63 major achievements across governance, economy, welfare, foreign policy, and institutional reforms.
He stated that Imran Khan became one of the first world leaders to raise the issue of Islamophobia at the United Nations, leading to the observance of an international day against Islamophobia. He said the PTI government gave a strong response to India during heightened tensions, ended drone strikes inside Pakistan, and initiated major dam projects. He added that exports increased significantly and policies were introduced to convert penalties and fines into avenues for investment.
Waqas further said the PTI government created employment opportunities, boosted textile and IT exports, and launched the Billion Tree Tsunami environmental initiative. He claimed that farmer-friendly policies resulted in record crop production and that the Sehat Sahulat Program provided free medical treatment of up to Rs1 million for families. He also mentioned the establishment of shelters for the homeless under the Panagah project.
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