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.
@PaulEmbery With the amount of people attending and the kind of event that it is, I’d street based, I think that’s a really good result. Well done organisers!
@NiallHarbison What a fantastic post, Niall. I’m 53, relatively successful in business and I’d say in life and had never suffered from any mental issues. 3 months ago I woke up in a fog and have really struggled with depression ever since - been a real struggle that I’m learning to live with.
Shocking surveillance footage captures the moment two men restrained high-value London watch dealer Oliver White and stole his timepieces. Tragically, less than 24 hours later, Oliver took his own life. The Met Police have appealed for anyone who recognizes the two men to come forward.
Rotten teeth and an ache in the depths of my back that I just have to put up with as there are no NHS doctors or Dentists. Schools letting our kids down whilst the roads are falling apart and if you are a victim of crime there are no coppers. This is today’s UK.
@GarethDavies007 Blimey, very racist post alert!number 1 we have the Mailbox. Number 2 traffic lights. Number 3 automatic gear shift. Number 4 Clothes Dryer. Number 5 Pacemaker. Number 6 potato chips. Number 7 touch tone telephones number 8 golf tees. Number 9 gas heating furnace. Shall I go on?
Just watching @BBCPanorama about immigration. Watching the care home owner talking about his staffing issues. Surely the answer is to pay UK born workers a decent wage not simply bring cheap labour in from abroad!
So yet another one of the @premierleague leagues (smaller?) clubs docked points for a single FFP charge yet @MancCityMan1 and their 148 charges are still sitting pretty!!???
Knives on our streets and being carried by our kids are an awful and obviously dangerous indictment of our society but scaring, imprisoning and criminalising a kid who carry’s a knife can’t really be the best idea, can it?
@GOVUK
Just watched all four episodes of Mr Bate’s vs The Post Office and wow, what an absolute disgrace this country is!!!!!
Great show but why did it take this show to kick the conversation off again!!???
@ITV@ITVX @mrbatevsthepostoffice
@AustenMathieson Such a load of bullshit! Do you really take these jokers seriously - I can guarantee that this didn’t happen!? Why try to spread such hatred??