'Pakistan Under Asim Law': Imran Khan Alleges He Is Tortured In Jail
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again trained his guns at Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, saying that the law and order has totally collapsed in the country as 'Asim Law" has been imposed in Pakistan.
The 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who has been incarcerated since August 2023 after he was booked in multiple cases, accused the country's military intelligence agency, ISI of protecting Munir.
'Field Marshal Asim Munir is disgracing the military just as Yahya Khan once did," he said.
The former Prime Minister also took a dig at the Shehbaz Sharif-led government, saying that a 'Dacoits-and-Duffers Alliance' has taken full control of Pakistan.
'At this time, the Parliament, PM Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and the courts are all unconstitutional," he said.
He also accused the Army Chief of shooting and killing the unarmed civilians on November 26, 2024, in Islamabad.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members to hold Munir 'accountable and responsible" if anything happens to him in prison.
He had alleged mistreatment of himself and his wife, Bushra Bibi, saying that their basic rights have been systematically stripped away.
Khan had said that he is being treated worse than convicted terrorists, saying that a military officer serving a sentence for murder was enjoying VIP treatment in jail.
'Meanwhile, I am subjected to relentless abuse. But no matter what they do, I have never bowed before oppression, and I never will," he said.
What Happened In November?
Last year in November, Pakistan's security forces launched a sweeping midnight raid on supporters of jailed former premier who had stormed the capital demanding his release. Thousands of protesters had gathered in the centre of Islamabad after a convoy, led by Khan's wife, broke through several lines of security all the way to the edge of the city's highly fortified red zone.
At least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers, were killed in the clash.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office said in a statement that four members of the security services were killed when they were rammed by a vehicle.
PTI spokesman Zulfikar Bukhari rejected the government's claim that the security forces were killed after being rammed by a vehicle. He said two protesters were killed and 30 injured in the clashes. One of the protesters was shot dead, and the other was run over by a vehicle, Bukhari had said.
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