I usually don’t comment on Pakistani politics. I disagree with IK on many political issues. But this is not about politics- it’s about my children’s father, his human rights & international law. For the past few years, I’ve been bullied & harassed into silence by PML-N goons, including rape threats & countless conspiracy theories. Meanwhile Twitter/ X is banned in Pakistan, PTI party members & civilian supporters have been abducted, anyone with a platform who was speaking out is now in jail & silenced, Imran Khan’s photo and name have been censored on state television (they have even redacted his image from any coverage of Pakistan’s World Cup win of 92!)
I owe it to my children to try to create some awareness about what is happening in Pakistan. Please help in any way that you can. Thank you.
In the last few weeks there have been serious and concerning developments regarding my sons’ father, Imran Khan’s treatment in prison. The Pakistan authorities have stopped all visits to him by his family and his lawyers. They have also postponed all court hearings. In addition to cutting off in- person visits, and in defiance of a court order, his weekly calls to his sons, Sulaiman and Kasim Khan, who are British and who live in London, were stopped on 10th September. We have received reports that the authorities have now turned off the lights and electricity in his cell and he is no longer allowed to leave his cell at any time. The jail cook has been sent on leave. He is now completely isolated, in solitary confinement, literally in the dark, with no contact with the outside world. His lawyers are concerned about his safety and well-being.
These actions come in the context of ongoing targeting of Imran’s family, as well as his party (PTI) members and supporters in an attempt to silence them and all political opposition in Pakistan. Imran’s nephew, Hassan Niazi, a civilian, has been detained in military custody since August 2023. More recently, Imran Khan’s sisters, Uzma and Aleema Khan, who have continued to speak out on his behalf, have also been arrested as they made their way peacefully to a demonstration and they are currently being held in jail, despite there being no proper or lawful basis for their imprisonment.
In June this year the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Imran is unlawfully and arbitrarily detained and called for his immediate release.
As a matter of urgency , we are calling for Imran Khan’s release, and for the release of his sisters and nephew as well as for his sons’ contact with their father to be re-established, so that they may have assurance first-hand that he is well and not being mistreated.
@Jemima_Khan@DavidLammy Where are human rights now @DavidLammy ?!! Imran khan has been locked up under false charges for far too long by a corrupt illegitimate puppet government. When will the UK start defending the oppressed ?!
@iainoverton That must have been terrifying. Some of the messages on here are ridiculous and thoughtless. Hope you remain safe and well. And people just grow some kindness within themselves
I urge you all to follow the official account of the United Nations Peace Keepers in Lebanon who are under attack.@UNIFIL_
Appeasement of Netanyahu has led to this
- nothing is sacred or protected anymore
-peacekeepers have become a target
- children are being targeted
- prisoners are being sexually abused
-civilian populations are being starved
And all while we in the UK continue to supply arms into Israel.
This happened on our watch and future generations will be appalled at how the International community allowed this horror to unfold.
We saw it on our screens .
We had first hand real time accounts from those being targeted.
We heard about it from medics who treated the injured and saw the bodies.
We were warned by journalists.
We had a trial taking place at the ICJ
And we had IDF soldiers and Israeli politicians openly making genocidal statements and posting them for the world to see.
And yet we let this happen.
2024 - the year when the international rules based order became a joke 😢
Seven in 10 British voters believe Israel has committed #warcrimes, unlike UK leaders who support Israel. This is despite Israeli soldiers killing more than 17000 women and kids in #Gaza and at least 885 health workers. Aus leaders also complicit. https://t.co/PITuQT4y85
@faizashaheen This is absolutely disgusting - to white privilege is oozing out of every single member on that panel. Well done @zarahsultana -I’m sorry you had to suffer that
I seem to have upset the @Nigel_Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
RT if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
@SayeedaWarsi@FCDOGovUK Western leaders talk the talk about aid. They are yet to pull their fingers out and tell the Israeli government to physically move the thousands of Israelis at the border blocking the aid trucks from entering. It’s disgusting.