Wajid Muhammad

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Pakistan wants a helping hand from the Afghan Taliban to stop the “spread of terrorism from across the border”. Instead, the powerful unelected generals who run Pakistan have mostly received a middle finger https://t.co/CNgkiI2qBG

[Joe Wilson @RepJoeWilson]

My speech in Congress today.

FREE IMRAN KHAN

[Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI]

An important message from Former Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the civil disobedience movement - December 19, 2024

“I had made two demands of the government:

1) Release of under-trial political prisoners.
2) The establishment of judicial commissions for transparent investigations into the incidents of May 9th (2023) and November 26th.

These are both legitimate demands, and if the government does not implement them by Sunday, the first phase of the civil disobedience movement, "boycott of remittances", will be launched. In this regard, we will appeal to Pakistanis living abroad that the situation in Pakistan is evident to you; democracy, the judiciary, and the media has been stifled, and a period of oppression and fascism is ongoing. Therefore, we urge you to start the boycott of remittances.

The courage and bravery with which Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers faced oppression on February 8 and November 26 are unparalleled. PTI is the second party after the Awami League in 1971, to face such state oppression. However, despite this, PTI has made history by achieving historic victories in the elections and continuing its struggle until November 26th.

November 26th is the darkest day in Pakistan’s history. On this day, unarmed people were shot at by snipers; young people were injured and martyred, and several individuals have been missing for three weeks. It is the government's responsibility to find the missing people. The government must answer: where are these people? Our people have made sacrifices for democracy. I direct Barrister Gohar and my parliamentary party to raise their voices in the assembly for these individuals. It is unacceptable that while blood is being shed in the country, the Parliament continues to function as usual.

As long as I am alive, I will fight for an investigation into the massacre of these individuals and will not rest until justice is served. Families of the martyrs are grieving. I myself was deeply distressed when I heard about the shootings, and despite taking sleeping pills, I could not sleep due to the agony of knowing that unarmed people were treated so mercilessly. Those who did not even break a window or a leaf were directly shot. Our people were absolutely peaceful, singing the national anthem, they embraced the soldiers and yet were shot and mercilessly killed. This was what Yahya Khan did to the Bengali people on March 25, 1971. No other party in the country has been treated like this. I will not allow the memory of November 26th to fade for as long as I live.

PTI's offer for negotiations was ridiculed, and it was made to look as if we had surrendered. The offer for talks and delaying the civil disobedience movement was made in the broader national interest.
If the government shows no interest, we will not force negotiations upon them. Our offer should never be seen as a sign of our weakness. If the government still wants to prevent the civil disobedience movement, they must contact us regarding our two demands or convince us that these demands are unconstitutional and cannot be addressed.
I have invited a negotiation team for a meeting in jail and provided their names. Now, we will see whether the government allows them to meet with me or not.
The government repeatedly accuses us of targeting the country via our civil disobedience movement. Let them be reminded that it is not the country but the illegitimate Parliament: the (National) Assembly, and the Senate that emerged from electoral fraud, which are being targeted. This government did not come to power through people's votes but through a conspiracy. General Bajwa conspired against our elected government and caused Pakistan a loss of 42 billion Dollars. This government has caused immense damage to the IT industry and other sectors, which is why the public is disillusioned with it. The economy is in ruins, and the business class and capitalists are transferring their money abroad.”

[Shaukat Khanum @SKMCH]

۳۰ سال سے جاری امید کا سفر!

آئیں مل کر مکمل کریں شوکت خانم ہسپتال کراچی کو اور ایک اور نہیں کو ہاں میں بَدَل کر دکھائیں۔

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#30YearsOfHope #LetsMakeItHappen #SKMCH

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

Pakistan: Urgent and transparent investigation needed into deadly crackdown on opposition protesters

“Yet again, protestors in Pakistan have faced a brutal and lethal crackdown shrouded in a callous opacity by the authorities. The escalation of violence, shutdown of mobile internet services, mass detentions, and alarming rhetoric against PTI protesters by the authorities speaks of a pattern of intolerance for the right to freedom of peaceful assembly throughout the country. Similar clampdowns against Baloch and Pashtun protesters were witnessed earlier this year."

Read more: https://t.co/OW11T1oljD.

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

PAKISTAN: The government must fully protect and ensure the rights of protesters and immediately rescind the ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders that provide undue and excessive powers to the military.

In response to protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad, the authorities must exercise maximum restraint, aiming to prevent and de-escalate violence and to avoid the use of force.

Any use of force must be lawful and no more than is necessary and proportionate and the authorities must take all necessary measures to prevent arbitrary deprivation of life, including by ensuring that law enforcement actions are adequately planned to minimize the risk to life. There must also be effective accountability for any unlawful use of force.

The severe restrictions on assembly, movement and mobile and internet services as well as arbitrary detentions of thousands of protesters across Pakistan, particularly in Islamabad, are a grave violation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, movement and expression.

As protesters enter the capital, law enforcement officials have used unlawful and excessive force including tear gas, live ammunition and rubber bullets against PTI protesters. Even if protests become non-peaceful, the authorities must respect and ensure the protesters’ rights to life and freedom from torture and other ill-treatment.

The Pakistani authorities have obligations under international human rights law to provide an enabling environment for the protesters. @amnesty urges the government to ensure that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is respected and protected. Those detained solely for exercising their right to peaceful assembly must be released immediately.

[TRT World Now @TRTWorldNow]

Thousands of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters march towards capital Islamabad, demanding the release of jailed former PM Imran Khan

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇵🇰 BREAKING: X BLOCKED, INTERNET NEXT – PAKISTAN PLEADS FOR STARLINK AS GOV CRACKDOWN

Former PM, Imran Khan's Opposition Party's official account posted a plea:

“The authoritarian regime has not only shut down X since February 2024, abducted and tortured social media activists as well as their family members, but is now planning on shutting down the internet altogether.”

PTI to @elonmusk:

“Pakistan needs Starlink! The world needs to see and hear their remarkable story!”

Millions are expected to march on Nov 24th for free speech, democracy, and human rights as the government crackdowns on all opposition.

Sources: PTI Official

[Hamid Mir حامد میر @HamidMirPAK]

People of Pakistan are not foolish. They understand the reasons behind the closure of motorway. We know it’s not maintainance it’s the dirty politics which forced Motorway Police to lie in public.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Imran Khan calling for major protests

[Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI]

I appeal to all Pakistanis to reach Islamabad on Sunday November 24th and not return until our demands have been met.

Our demands are:

▪︎ Revoke the 26th Amendment
▪︎ Restore democracy and the constitution
▪︎ Return the public's mandate
▪︎ Release all innocent political prisoners

I have formed a leadership committee to lead the protest and conduct all negotiations.

[DrJalil @drjalil247]

This is what Pakistani establishment doing to Pakistanis. Former PM @ImranKhanPTI attorney @intazarpanjutha who was abducted few weeks ago. The Attorney general of Pakistan told the courts that he would be released in 24 hours and now he was found in a fake car chase. ATTN:
@linfordandrews, @GEJonathan, @nazrag @BMalimali, @ahmedissack7861, @BelindaKora1, @brianspeers1
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[Javed Hassan @javedhassan]

This is IK’s lawyer - picked up and tortured since Oct 8. He’s a wreck. Now it’s been staged that this is an ordinary kidnapping for ransom.
UK’s @middletemple inn honoured the man under whose nose such atrocities were made possible. Do middle temple members not feel any shame?

[WikiLeaks @wikileaks]

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan @ImranKhanPTI a short time ago:

"I was tortured by being confined in a cage and treated worse than animals. This was an extremely vile act. Electricity to my cell was shut off for five days, leaving me in complete darkness. I was confined to the cell for ten days. For several weeks, any visits by family members, doctors, or lawyers were blocked."

[Coalition to Change U.S. Policy on Pakistan (CUSP) @ChangePakPolicy]

As corrupt, human rights violating Pakistani billionaire @NawazSharifMNS visits DC, @RepCasar asks:

"Are we going to allow elites who have eroded democracy in Pakistan to be able to easily travel back and forth and visit the State Department if they are undermining democracy?"

[Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI]

سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان کی اڈیالہ جیل سے صحافیوں اور اپنے وکلاء کے ساتھ گفتگو:

واضح الفاظ میں کہنا چاہتا ہوں جس نے بھی چھبیسویں آئینی ترمیم کے حق میں ووٹ دیا ہے اس نے آئینِ پاکستان کی بنیادوں کو ہلا کر پاکستان کے ساتھ غداری کی ہے۔

مجھے جِس طرح پنجرے میں بند رکھ کر ذہنی اذیت دی گئی یہ بُہت ہی نیچ اور افسوسناک حرکت ہے، جانوروں سے بدتر سلوک کیا گیا،سیل کی بجلی پانچ دن تک بند رکھی گئی، سیل میں گُھپ اندھیرا رکھا گیا، 10 دن تک سیل سے باہر نہیں نکلنے دیا گیا، کئی ہفتے تک میرے ڈاکٹرز، فیملی اور وکلا کو ملنے پر پابندی لگائی گئی، یہ سختیاں اور ٹارچر کرکے مجھے توڑنا چاہتے ہیں مگر میں اِس ظلم کے باوجود پاکستانی قوم کی حقیقی آزادی کے لیے ڈٹا رہوں گا۔

نواز شریف کو پاکستان کے مستقبل اور پاکستانیوں کے مفاد اور بہتری سے کوئی سروکار نہیں، کیونکہ اِسکے پیسے ، جائیداد سب باہِر ہے، یہ پاکستان میں صرف اور صرف لوٹ مار کے لئے ہی آتے ہیں اور پھر اپنے وطن واپس لوٹ جاتے ہیں، جب یہ وزیراعظم تھا تو 22 دفعہ برطانیہ گیا تھا اب تو ویسے بھی یہ بارہواں کھلاڑی ہے، اس لئے اپنے وطن واپس سدھار گیا ہے۔

انتظار پنجوتھہ کے اغوا پر شدید تشویش ہے، یہ جبری گمشدگی میری ذات سے مخاصمت کا شاخسانہ ہے، مُلک میں مکمل لاقانونیت کا راج ہے، میرے فوکل پرسن کے اغوا کو 21 دن ہو گئے، اُسکا قصور کیا ہے؟ افسوس ہے کہ عدالتیں بھی خاموش ہیں۔

[DrJalil @drjalil247]

ATTN: Imran Khan’s life is in Danger SOS!
@linfordandrews, @GEJonathan, @nazrag @BMalimali, @ahmedissack7861, @BelindaKora1, @UmaruFofana, @brianspeers1

@ABMPildat @_FAFEN @osce_odihr @Anfrel @amnestysasia @MarioNawfal 
@mehdirhasan @DanielJHannan 

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[Rep. Mark Pocan @RepMarkPocan]

It's time for the human rights abuses in Pakistan to end.

I join @RepCasar and colleagues in calling for the freedom of political prisoners and accountability for military officials responsible for human rights violations.

[PTI @PTIofficial]

“The proper role of a Chief Justice is to safeguard the rights of all people-defend the independence of the judiciary and secure justice for all. Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, like an ostrich, with his head in the sand, remained complacent and indifferent to external influences and pressures on the judiciary. […]

He showed neither the courage nor the moral fortitude to defend the judiciary rather ceded ground to those who sought to weaken the courts for their own gain thereby compromising the very foundation of the rule of law […]

“He (Qazi Faiz Isa) has little regard for the judgments of this Court and has contemptuously and unashamedly suggested that they may not be implemented by the Executive. […]

His tenure will be defined by pettiness, vindictiveness, and alowly approach to administrative matters, having no grace or humility "- says Justice Mansoor Ali Shah by referring reasons as why he didn't attend full court reference in honour of outgoing CJP Faiz Isa.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Unipath, a magazine run by the Defense Department, just published a slobbering profile of Asim Munir, Pakistan's military dictator.

The article lauds him for "facilitating nationwide elections" which even the State Department acknowledges were too fraudulent to take seriously.