Today, my aunt, Aleema Khan, has been abducted by police in Lahore. Our family has been told nothing about where she has been taken. Her family and lawyers cannot reach her.
This is the behaviour of a fascist government - abducting people, terrorising families and trampling human rights, due process and the rule of law while pretending to stand for democracy.
First they imprisoned my father. Now they are coming after his family.
We demand immediate access to her for her family and lawyers, full disclosure of where she is being held, and her immediate release.
The world cannot keep looking away from what is happening in Pakistan.
The sons of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan have spoken to Al Jazeera about their father’s worsening health in prison. Kasim and Suleiman Khan are demanding authorities allow access to independent medical treatment.
Imran Khan's family, political party and fellow cricket players are sounding the alarm over his deteriorating health in prison. I spoke to his close aide Zulfi Bukhari about his latest condition and the court case his party's filing against the Pakistani government over Khan's hospital visit last week:
The more desperately Asim Munir tries to silence and eliminate @ImranKhanPTI , the more his name is echoed across the planet. At the age of 18, Khan first met the Queen of England , Elizabeth, back in 1971 at Lords. 55 years later a jam packed Lords and millions watching on TV, cable and Internet are reminded by @Athersmike of how great a man and Cricketer he is, a legend in the history of the game.
Adding my support here to GC and the other former international captains. I hope the court ordered medical assessment be allowed to run its course, and that family visits continue. I hope Imran Khan is treated with the dignity anyone deserves
It has now been around 1,100 days since my father, Imran Khan, was imprisoned, and my brother and I haven’t heard his voice since March. For months, we’ve been denied contact with him. We remain in the dark about his access to healthcare as his eyesight continues to deteriorate. He urgently needs medical attention, and with no family or legal access, we don’t even get any second hand information or reassurance.
I’ve found myself especially missing him recently. I want to speak to him about mundane things like my cricket, books I’ve been reading and what new movies are good. I understand the people of Pakistan want their chosen leader free, but I miss my father more than ever.
But this is not just about a father. It is about Pakistan, and its future. A rigged, authoritarian regime continues to crush political opposition, undermine democratic institutions, and deny millions of Pakistanis their right to freely choose their leaders, whilst terrorising those who speak their beliefs.
I once again plea to the international community to not look away. Silence in the face of injustice only enables it.
9مئی 2023 وقت 2:20 منٹ جب ہمارے محبوب لیڈر کو اغوا کیا گیا ،یہ ویڈیو میرے موبائل سے کلرک نے بنائی ،یہ دن ہم نے آنکھوں سے دیکھا یہ دن کبھی نہیں بھولیں گے .ایک ایک ظلم کا حساب ہوگا.
Petrol 458 PKR. Diesel 520 PKR. Record-breaking inflation crushing the public.
But yeah… 'Imran Khan ne mehangai kar di thi is liye isko hataya gaya'
Yaad tou Aati hogi...