Former PM, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that if the \u201cstate and cabal of crooks think they can create an environment of fear and terrify us into submission, they have got it all wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khan\u2019s comments come a day after PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, and a former federal minister was arrested from his Lahore residence in the wee hours of Wednesday after he publicly threatened the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and their families in a media talk a day earlier.<\/p>\n
In a Twitter post, Khan said that the treatment being \u201cmeted out to Fawad Ch – being abducted, treated like a terrorist, given physical remand on a sham FIR – shows all that is wrong with Pakistan today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no justice, just law of the jungle. If the State and cabal of crooks think they can create an environment of fear and terrify us into submission, they have got it all wrong,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Khan furthered, \u201cPeople are more determined to stand up against this fascism and my Party and I are more resolute than ever before to fight against these fascist forces for democracy, rule of law and justice for our people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fawad should be behind bar earlier<\/strong><\/p>\n Ex-Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, without naming Fawad Chaudhry, said had the former federal minister been arrested earlier, it would have been more \u201cfavorable\u201d.<\/p>\n “Imran Khan\u2019s close aides struck at the roots of the PTI. One out of four or five people, who are close to Khan, has been arrested. Things would be better if he was arrested earlier,” Elahi said Thursday during his address at an event in Lahore according to The News.<\/p>\n Chaudhry was arrested and taken to Islamabad, where the capital’s police were granted a two-day remand of the PTI leader in the sedition case. His arrest also drew strong criticism.<\/p>\n However, hours after making remarks about PTI\u2019s incarcerated leader, Elahi took a U-turn and tendered an apology for his statement during the event.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have long standing family terms with Fawad,\u201d he said in a statement, adding that his recent remarks hurt the sentiments of his family and for it, he apologizes.<\/p>\n The new documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n In a new documentary \u201cBehind Closed Doors\u201d ex-Primer Khan beside politics wrangling said that western nations are benefiting from corruption across Asia and that\u2019s why they don\u2019t have intention to stop corruption. Khan claimed that the West is \u201cbenefiting from money stolen from our countries.\u201d The documentary will be coming out next month.<\/p>\n Former Prime Minister Imran Khan<\/p><\/div>\n Khan voted out of confidence last April in what he believes was a US-orchestrated plot. He also survived an assassination attempt.<\/p>\n His testimony on corruption is the centerpiece of Behind Closed Doors, a daring new film by independent director Michael Oswald and producer Murtaza Mehdi.<\/p>\n Oswald is known for his previous work on tax havens, The Spider\u2019s Web: Britain\u2019s Second Empire.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are benefiting from billions of dollars which flow into their properties and their businesses stolen from this country,\u201d Khan said according to Declassified UK.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, what incentive would they have? We are the ones who suffer, and this is the dilemma\u2026this is the big problem which the entire developing world is facing.\u201d<\/p>\n Khan was replaced by Shehbaz Sharif, who has been accused of embezzling funds to purchase a property in London. However, Shehbaz\u2019s family denied the allegation.<\/p>\n Sluggish economy<\/strong><\/p>\n Pakistan has so far failed to fulfill IMF conditions. Meanwhile, a $13 billion loan from Saudi Arabia and China has yet to materialize. Even if Pakistan gets the money, it will only add to the country\u2019s $130 billion debt in a country with only a $376 billion economy in 2022.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Pakistan has a plan to go for another $10 billion in debt to China with a significant upgrade of the national railway.<\/p>\n Pakistan has seen the economic growth by 2 percent in 2022, and its foreign reserves now stand at a perilously low of less than $6 billion. This money is not enough to cover even one month of imports.<\/p>\n The major setback was the extensive flooding in 2022 that killed 1,700 people and left billions of dollars in damage. Over 30 million people were displaced from their homes and also the flooding devastated agriculture and industrial park activities. Several industries have been forced to shut down after being unable to get access to electricity and natural gas. Pakistan has been considering a $16 billion flood-relief package from international donors.<\/p>\n It will be a great catastrophe for the country if the government fails to improve its economy before the next general election, and in that case, the incumbent government will be blameworthy for all the miseries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pakistan has been suffering from economic, political, and security challenges. The mounting insecurity and recent terrorist attacks that killed a number of security forces, have painted a grim picture ahead of general elections expected in October. No one can also deny the prospect of military interference that looms large. Pakistan started the New Year \u201c2023\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[736,52,53,503,690,688,628],"class_list":["post-2192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","tag-arrest","tag-economy","tag-election","tag-headline","tag-police","tag-political-tension","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123953312_d0e67871-fb3c-45d5-b75d-31d2890ddb54.jpg\")