ISLAMABAD: The PTI’s case against human rights breaches has been pending for months and has not yet been addressed, according to former prime minister Imran Khan, who has criticized Pakistan’s chief justice for allegedly moving too quickly to schedule a judgement review involving reserved seats.
In addition, Mr. Khan asked the chief justice to abstain from considering PTI-related petitions, citing a conflict of interest brought about by his spouse’s outspoken criticism of the PTI leadership.
Mr. Khan expressed worries to media at Adiala Jail about the fact that PTI workers are being tried in military courts and expressed fear that he would also be subject to a court martial in relation to the May 9 cases.
Mr. Khan made the point that because of the financial crisis, global corporations have stopped doing business in Pakistan, forcing qualified individuals to relocate outside in order to ensure their future.
In response to a query regarding reports that a technocrat takeover might begin in October, Mr. Khan brushed off the notion, emphasized the need for martial rule, and stated that the nation was already under “unannounced martial law.”
He emphasized that free and fair elections are the best way to end the nation’s current economic uncertainty and reiterated that the PTI has never supported a technocrat regime.
“Those who assume a technocrat set-up would lead Pakistan out of crises “live in a fool’s paradise,” the former prime minister added. In addition, he stated that he had been held in a cell with seasoned offenders.
In addition, he accused the PML-N government of driving up electricity prices by entering into agreements at extortionate rates with independent power producers (IPPs). Mr. Khan also criticized the party workers’ arrests and the assault on the PTI secretariat.
When asked about his comments on the Bannu event, which seemed to go against the government’s position in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Khan said that he was incarcerated and didn’t know what was going on outside.
In a related move, the PTI secretary general has petitioned the Islamabad High Court to have the party’s main website unblocked. Citing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the interior and IT ministries, and other respondents, the petition contended that the website, which was launched in 2000, gave the public access to information regarding PTI operations.
