Imran Khan was arrested from his residence in Lahore on August 5 last year. (File)
Islamabad:
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announced on Sunday its plans to hold a countrywide protest next month, marking the one-year anniversary of the party founder’s imprisonment, demanding his release. immediate relief for countries affected by inflation. pastas.
The 71-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician was arrested at his residence in Lahore on August 5 last year after he was convicted in the Toshakhana case, filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan against him for concealing the sale of gifts which you received from the state repository.
Former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser said the final decision on the protests would be taken at the party meeting, but they were planning massive demonstrations across the country on August 5.
“On August 5, we will hold rallies and large demonstrations across Pakistan on two issues. Firstly, August 5 is the day of Imran Khan’s arrest, he was illegally arrested in a fabricated case,” he said at a press conference .
He added that there will also be protests against inflation and the arrest of other Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf members.
He urged the public to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s protest call against inflation and illegal arrest of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Imran Khan’s arrest in the Toshakhana case was later suspended by the Islamabad High Court, but he was not released and arrested in other cases. He is still incarcerated in the high-security Adiala prison in Rawalpindi.
Qaiser also condemned the alleged official crackdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers and supporters, questioning the dignity of Parliament if lawmakers were being humiliated.
He demanded the withdrawal of baseless cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members and threatened to launch nationwide protests, for which he also invited all parties to join them, declaring the current government as fake.
Qaisar alleged that the independent candidates who won with the support of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf were being pressured to change allegiance and switch sides. He urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan said party-backed lawmakers were being detained by agencies and implicated in cases of alleged corruption.
He also accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of trying to create a wedge between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the army to create conflict. He suggested that immediate new elections were the only solution to the political turmoil.
The decision to hold a protest on the first anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest comes after the party failed to organize a protest in Islamabad on Friday after authorities banned such demonstrations in the national capital.
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