What is happening in Pakistan?
A widening crackdown has seen political figures and activists detained, while journalists describe intimidation and threats.
I spoke to Imran Khan adviser @sayedzbukhari and Pakistani journalist @TahaSSiddiqui about the state of play - and where Pakistan goes from here.
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In Iran 7 men raped a women at a university and their sentence was to right a term paper. Oh Sorry that was in the United States of America at Cornell University.
These privileged frat bros gang graped a girl and invited others to join in.
The story was buried, only two were expelled (Cornell suspensions are for genocide protestors) and we are only hearing about it now because the victim is suing.
Cornell protected them, the police protected them, the system protected them.
This the Epstein class. This is how it’s bred.
Still no reason as to why they’re incarcerated. Please turn your attention towards Pakistan. It’s currently a state of chaos, with violent, vindictive criminals in charge.
They only fear foreign intervention. People within Pakistan are oppressed, if they speak out, they put their families in life threatening danger. @andyburnham@Ed_Miliband, I implore you to take a stand. Urge this establishment to listen to reason and free those unjustly incarcerated.
“My father is in a situation where the @UN has called it torture. The human rights organization @amnesty international has said he is being held arbitrarily under inhumane conditions. My aunties are also being held by the regime.
No one can speak their mind in the country. It is a military dictatorship and an oppressive regime. The world needs to look at what is happening in Pakistan.” @Kasim_Khan_1999’s interview with @CBCNews.
#PakistanUnderFascism #FreeImranKhan
I’ve been instructed to call on the public not to attempt to march or protest nearby Adiala jail on 27 March. I’ve heard from sources that this may be used as an excuse for the establishment to launch a “counter” assault on the jail (Which my father is being held in), which could endanger his life. Please do not give them any reasons for “accidents” to happen to my father during the protest.
My mother, Aleema Khan @Aleema_KhanPK and my aunts, Dr Uzma Khan @DrUzma_KhanPK and Noreen Niazi @Noreen_KhanPK , remain behind bars.
Their only crime is refusing to abandon their brother, Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI throughout his imprisonment — a detention the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found to be arbitrary and in violation of international law, and called for his immediate release.
For three years, they have stood outside prisons and courtrooms, enduring everything from scorching heat exceeding 45°C to near-freezing conditions, demanding justice and the rule of law.
They have endured tear gas, chemical-laced water cannons, repeated arrests and relentless intimidation. Yet no amount of pressure could silence them or force them to step aside. They stood their ground. They refused to abandon their brother.
Since their latest imprisonment, they have been denied access to their family and legal counsel. They spent three years demanding justice for their brother. Now, like him, they find themselves denied the very rights they are fighting for.
Standing by their brother is not a crime.
Raising their voice for him is not a crime.
Demanding justice and the rule of law is not a crime.
Their detention must end.
🚨🇵🇰 CAGE International is today naming Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, a War on Terror prisoner of conscience. In light of mounting concern over his deteriorating health, CAGE has written to both the Pakistani High Commission in the UK and Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, calling for immediate and unimpeded medical access, restored family and legal visits, and his unconditional release.
WTF IS GOING ON IN PAKISTAN!
They arrest the former Prime Minister Imran Khan, put him in solitary confinement for years, do the same to his wife, then start arresting his family
And now arrest his sister, who's in her 70s, because she's speaking out in support of her brother! the former PRIME MINISTER!!!
Enough is enough! THE FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH!
🚨🇵🇰 Pakistan just LOCKED DOWN the capital to stop Imran Khan’s (many) supporters...
Authorities have deployed nearly 35,000 extra security personnel and blocked MAJOR highways with shipping containers, ahead of a planned march on Islamabad.
They've also detained HUNDREDS of PTI activists, including 3 of Khan’s sisters.
Two key roads linking the capital to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been entirely closed off.
Khan’s party says the protest will go ahead anyway...
The former PM remains in jail, with serious concerns over his health and a belief among many that the cases against him are politically motivated...
Hard to see it any other way.
Source: Reuters / Writer: Samuel