Pakistan’s Khan under immense pressure

The Pakistani government, especially the “Military Establishment” has initiated a stock of steps for building up pressure against deposed Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aides. Besides registering over 100 cases of corruption, corrupt practices, nepotism, misuse of power/office and evasion of taxes, Punjab Provincial Excise and Taxation Department served Imran Khan with a notice just today on Monday regarding use of imported luxurious domestic items and others.

These items also included imported bullet-proof vehicles and its sources of purchases, payment mode etc. So far he was charged for failing to deposit taxes worth 1.44 million Pakistani Rupees.

In the first instance, the military establishment asking/directing its loyal or obedient political stalwarts to disassociate themselves with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), political party led by Imran Khan. Majority of PTI’s key members were arrested and their homes raided in a wicked way.

These people are included MP’s always called ELECTABLE with help of military establishment affiliated secret agencies. For a long time people from particular families, mostly those remained loyal to previous British colonial rulers and later gifted to its own manufactured Pakistan Army by the Royal Army after the inception of Pakistan in August 1947. People from these families are considered “unreliable in politics” but they are considered very loyal, serving and obedient in Military Establishment circles.

Around four thousands arrested 

The government of Pakistan through its security and secret agencies had pointed out over 60 thousand people in May 9th and 10th violent acts. Around four thousands have been arrested. Arrested people include ex-ministers, MP’s and other leading figures. However, some of them have approached courts for remedy. The federal government in its cabinet and high powered National Security Committee meetings decided to trail almost all leading PTI leaders including Imran Khan under Army Acts. On such grounds, some of them after arrest, apologizing and pleading mercy. Such apologetic confessional statements are aired through TV networks and also shared like hot cakes through social media.

Human rights bodies both internal and external are denouncing government decisions of trailing political civil activists in accordance with Armed Forces Acts. The Amnesty International, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and others not only denounced but demanded re-visiting such decisions.

The government functionaries are finalizing details of government, semi-government and other infrastructures damaged by alleged PTI protesters on May 9th and 10th. However, almost all attention of government agencies and security forces are focused on destruction, damaging and plundering of military installations, especially Corps Commander Lahore House, Corps Commander Peshawar House. GHQ Rawalpindi, Punjab Regiment Center Mardan, Chakdara Fort Dir, Radio Pakistan Peshawar and other places.

Pakistan considers banning PTI

Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday claimed that a ban on PT is being considered. Asif stated this while speaking to media at the Parliament House, adding that Imran Khan did not condemn protests in May 9 in clear words till today. Asif said similar events and protests will be repeated again if Khan is being arrested again.

With no intention to divulge details of May 9 attacks, Asif said that those who attacked Corps Commander House had nefarious motives, and claimed that attacks were carried out under a plan.  He also claimed that no other civilian building was attacked except Radio Pakistan, and this the reason to consider ban on PTI.

Khan’s actions have backfired since his ouster from Primer post in a no-confidence motion, he added, saying PTI has lost ability to bear the burden of its wrong decision and actions.

Khan says Pakistan being governed by law of jungle

Vice Chairman of PTI, Shah Mehmood Qureshi rearrested after getting bail just like PTI workers and supporters. “We are now being governed by the law of the jungle, might is right and the only thing standing in its way is our judiciary,” Khan said in a tweet post.

Khan said that the constitution is being brazenly violated along with Supreme Court rulings. “Police being used to crush PTI, our leaders were forced to quit the party. Fundamental rights openly trampled upon, media totally muzzled, SM activists threatened.”

Imran Riaz is not being produced in court despite court orders, Khan said, Riaz is a journalist and political commentator and has been missing for two weeks. A short video emerged in social media showing police escorted Riaz out of Sialkot International Airport and since then his whereabouts is not known.

Senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan is still missing since his arrest.

Riaz, 47-year-old commentator, hasn’t been seen publicly and his family also doesn’t know where he is and police are not ready to comment on the matter.

“Also, our workers are cramped into small cells in this blistering heat while others have faced custodial torture. Giving in to this Yazeediat means the death of our nation and hence will resist till my last breath,” Khan said.

Where is Qureshi?

Key PTI members and former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was rearrested and has been charged with eight cases.

The attorney general has told the Islamabad High Court that Qureshi is in Adiala Jail and has been detained under Section 3 of the MPO with a total of eight cases registered against him.

Police said that two cases are new related to the May 9 and 10 events, while six cases are old. However, the court disposed of the petition for providing the details of cases against Qureshi, and advocate Taimoor Malik appeared in court on behalf of Qureshi.

This comes as earlier Islamabad police expressed ignorance about the whereabouts of Qureshi, and his lawyer asking details of cases registered against him during a hearing by Islamabad High Court.

On Tuesday evening, the Qureshi, as well as party leader Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, were re-arrested from outside Adiala Jail minutes after their release. During Qureshi’s arrest, he said that he is not quitting the PTI. “I am with the party, I will stay with the party,” Qureshi told the reporter.

Meanwhile, the court also extended pre-arrest bail of PTI senior vice president Fawad Chadhry and Raja Shakil Zaman till June 3.