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Imran Khan sentenced to 3 years in Jail
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وقت"بہت برا وقت چل رہا ہے۔"
پیشی پر آئے ہوئے لیڈر نے دکھی لہجے میں کہا،
"یہ لوگ میری پارٹی پر پابندی لگانا چاہتے ہیں۔
مجھے الیکشن کے لیے نا اہل قرار دیا جا سکتا ہے۔
میرے ساتھی مجھے چھوڑ گئے ہیں۔
جو ساتھ ہیں،
ان کا بھروسا نہیں رہا۔"
میں نے لیڈر کی آواز میں شکست محسوس کی۔
"افسوس۔"
میں بس اتنا کہہ سکا۔
"بہت برا وقت چل رہا ہے۔"
گرمی سے بے حال لیڈر نے پسینہ پونچھا،"پتا نہیں اچھی گھڑی کب آئے گی"۔"
میں نے کہا،"اچھی گھڑی آئی تھی کپتان،لیکن وہ آپ نے بیچ دی"۔
سو لفظوں کی کہانی - مبشر زیدی
پیشی پر آئے ہوئے لیڈر نے دکھی لہجے میں کہا،
"یہ لوگ میری پارٹی پر پابندی لگانا چاہتے ہیں۔
مجھے الیکشن کے لیے نا اہل قرار دیا جا سکتا ہے۔
میرے ساتھی مجھے چھوڑ گئے ہیں۔
جو ساتھ ہیں،
ان کا بھروسا نہیں رہا۔"
میں نے لیڈر کی آواز میں شکست محسوس کی۔
"افسوس۔"
میں بس اتنا کہہ سکا۔
"بہت برا وقت چل رہا ہے۔"
گرمی سے بے حال لیڈر نے پسینہ پونچھا،"پتا نہیں اچھی گھڑی کب آئے گی"۔"
میں نے کہا،"اچھی گھڑی آئی تھی کپتان،لیکن وہ آپ نے بیچ دی"۔
سو لفظوں کی کہانی - مبشر زیدی
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Well, isn't that what's expected when you're fighting a war on your own soil?
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Iran Khan requesting for AC, TV in Jail:
Imran being kept in distressing conditions, morale high: lawyer
Naeem Haider Panjotha claims Imran kept in "small and dark room with open washroom"; PTI petitions IHC seeking A-Class jail facilities for PTI chief.
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Azadi lol
For two days now, the Insafis have almost become Zakirs.
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Prison probably isn't the end of the political road for Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan is now an inmate at a high-security prison after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's popular opposition leader, is now an inmate at a high-security prison after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years.
It's the most dramatic twist yet in months of political and legal wrangling between Khan and his political rivals since he was toppled in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.
Khan's party said it will appeal what government critics describe as a flimsy case, aimed at removing the former cricket star from politics ahead of a general election meant to be held this fall. The government defended the conviction as lawful and denied that Khan is a victim of political persecution.
If the conviction stands, the 70-year-old Khan would be prohibited by law from running for office or leading Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf, the party he founded in the 1990s. However, polls indicate a strong election showing for PTI, and Khan's imprisonment could further boost its standing.
An Islamabad court ruled Saturday that Khan failed to report income from gifts he received from foreign dignitaries and heads of state while he was in power. In Pakistan, government leaders are allowed to keep such gifts after leaving power, in exchange for paying a portion of the value for them.
The court said Khan sold some of those gifts and failed to state those earnings in a report last year to Pakistan's election commission. The court convicted Khan of corruption, handed down a three-year sentence and fined him 100,000 rupees, or roughly $350.
Shortly after the verdict, Khan was detained at his home in the eastern city of Lahore and taken to a high-security lockup in the town of Attock, about an hour's drive from the capital of Islamabad.
WHAT OTHER CASES ARE PENDING AGAINST KHAN?
Since Khan's ouster, more than 150 cases have been filed against him by various government agencies on charges ranging from contempt of court to terrorism and inciting violence.
Critics say this flurry of legal filings is part of an attempt by the governing coalition to sideline Khan, who as opposition leader has been able to mobilize huge crowds of loyal supporters.
The government, in turn, portrays Khan as a corrupt trickster who has employed legal maneuvers to stay out of prison. The government has backers in Pakistan's powerful military, which has controlled the country for much of its 75-year history.
HOW IS THIS ARREST DIFFERENT?
Khan is being held in Attock, a notorious lockup for convicted militants and violent criminals. Officials familiar with conditions there said he has his own cell with a fan and separate bathing facilities, a step up from the prison's generally harsh conditions. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to brief the media.
This is in marked contrast to Khan's brief detention in May, after he was dragged from a court hearing on a different set of corruption charges by anti-graft officials. The Supreme Court intervened swiftly, declaring the detention illegal. Khan was allowed to stay at a guest house in a police compound and could receive visitors while the legal arguments over his detention played out. Khan eventually returned to Labore, where his car was showered with rose petals.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
The Supreme Court could overturn Khan’s conviction and sentence on appeal — an outcome that political analyst Imtiaz Gul believes is likely.
“There was absolutely no solid case against Imran Khan, who had to face this conviction because of a technical mistake,” said Gul, who heads the Center for Research and Security Studies, an Islamabad-based think tank.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb claimed in a statement defending the conviction that support for Khan is eroding.
“He may deceive a few naive, gullible supporters, but the general public now recognizes his true nature,” she wrote. “His pretense has been stripped away, revealing the face of an individual who evaded the law, exploited state gifts for trivial profits.”
If Khan's conviction stands, he won't be able to lead his party into an election because those with criminal convictions are barred from running for office. But even from behind bars, he could wield significant political influence.
After his detention in May, his supporters demonstrated their ability to disrupt public life. Tens of thousands of Khan loyalists rampaged through cities, some of them destroying military and government property. The government cracked down, detaining more than 7,000, with some prosecutions still ongoing.
By comparison, the reaction to Khan’s arrest this weekend was much more muted, possibly because of fears of another crackdown. His calls for peaceful protests failed to rouse widespread support.
WHAT IS THE POLITICAL FALLOUT?
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to dissolve parliament in the coming weeks, possibly paving the way for elections by mid-November. The government could delay the vote by several months if it decides to redraw constituencies based on recent census results.
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“The next elections are likely to be held without active participation of Imran Khan, but even from jail, he has the potential to effectively run a campaign for his candidates,” said political analyst Azim Chaudhry.
Prison probably isn't the end of the political road for Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan is now an inmate at a high-security prison after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years
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How rich! The life has come full circle very quicklyIran Khan requesting for AC in Jail:
Imran being kept in distressing conditions, morale high: lawyer
Naeem Haider Panjotha claims Imran kept in "small and dark room with open washroom"; PTI petitions IHC seeking A-Class jail facilities for PTI chief.www.dawn.com
Will remove TV, AC facilities for jailed Nawaz, Zardari: PM Imran
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said he had decided to remove the facilities of television and air conditioner from the prison cells of Nawaz
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We have these kinda signs flags all over the Pakistani areas In U.K. , the main shopping centres fly the pti flag
Dare any monkey put up a pmln flag here it’ll be torn to shreds in seconds
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Why are Indians burning is the question I ask
Any
You really are dumb if you think people bathe with there clothes on lol no one sits in there own bath fully closed .
Brain dead nawaaz balls sniffer
Fears grow Pakistani government will delay general election due this year
Law minister claims new census needed for vote but supporters of Imran Khan, who is facing jail, believe his popularity is a factorShah Meer Baloch and agencies
Sun 6 Aug 2023 18.59 BST
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Concerns are mounting in Pakistan that a general election due later this year could be delayed after the government announced that the vote could take place only after a new census was completed and new constituency boundaries drawn.
The announcement from the nation’s law minister that it could take four months to complete the process came on the same day that the former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for “corrupt practices”, involving the sale of state gifts, and disqualified him from politics.
The opposition party led by Khan claims the ruling coalition of the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, is seeking to avoid facing an election as Khan’s popularity grows. Sharif’s tenure expires on 12 August. A caretaker government will take over from him to hold the elections in a maximum of three months.
The government denies it is dragging its feet, saying it is a constitutional requirement to hold elections under the latest census.
The law minister, Azam Nazeer Tarar, told Geo News TV that it could take about four months to complete the census and draw new constituency boundaries. That means the elections due by November at the latest could be delayed by several months, a former top official of the Election Commission of Pakistan, Kanwar Dilshad, told Reuters. “It is going to make things very complicated,” he said.
Tarar said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Common Interest, which included representatives from federal and provincial governments. “It was a consensus decision to hold elections under the new census,” the minister said.
Speaking in the senate, a former chair of the chamber, Raza Rabbani, warned against the delay.
“Our constitution stresses that the elections must be held within 60 to 90 days after the government completes its terms. The election commission of Pakistan must break its silence on the matter. The federation will be destroyed if polls are delayed,” Rabbani said.
Dilshad confirmed that it was a constitutional provision to redraw constituencies after being notified of a new census by the government.
“In order to make the delimitation of these hundreds of constituencies across the country, it would take at least four to six months,” said Dilshad.
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, a renowned constitutionalist, said: “The decision is against the spirit of the constitution of Pakistan and it is politically and ethically also wrong.”
Khan said that the decision to notify the census had become more problematic as the country now had two caretaker chief ministers who did not have the power to make long-term decisions.
Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, a former senator, said that the move to delay the elections had come about due to the insecurity of the ruling coalition over its electoral prospects.
Khokhar said: “Back-breaking inflation has added on to Imran Khan’s popularity. What they should be mindful of is that once the elections are delayed their own political relevance will reduce significantly and the security establishment might do away with the obligation of holding elections altogether.”
However, senators from the National party, JUI-F, PkMap and ANP walked out from the senate on Sunday in protest against reducing the population of Balochistan.
There were scattered rallies around the country on Sunday against Khan’s arrest, but no immediate sign of a mass uprising despite his call for supporters to protest. His lawyers said on Sunday they had not been able to reach Khan in jail and were being denied access to him for talks to mount urgent legal challenges against his conviction.
They also raised concern about his confinement at Attock jail, established 100 years ago on the outskirts of historical Attock city, about 60km (40 miles) west of the capital, Islamabad.
“He is a 70-year-old man and a former elected prime minister so legally he should be given a better class [of conditions] inside the jail,” said Gohar Khan, a member of his legal team.
Officials from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said about 50 supporters had been detained overnight as police moved swiftly against protests after Khan was arrested and taken to jail.
Fears grow Pakistani government will delay general election due this year
Law minister claims new census needed for vote but supporters of Imran Khan, who is facing jail, believe his popularity is a factor
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Big time, he just gave away all his cards. Today if Punjab/Kpk government were here, the onslaught would have been far less. When GB CM came to Islamabad and he had some issue, he simple went pass the police with his security, the police couldn't touch him.
The biggest question is why Nawaz Sharif is still not coming to Pakistan when his brother is the PM and his party in power. We all are missing something.
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Jihad Utmost duty, Maraka Karbala, the battle of truth and falsehood, the attainment of real freedom and as soon as the Punjab Police arrived, a few revolutionaries left behind their shoes and disappeared.
IK couldn’t register FIR when he had Punjab / KP government. So it could have gone either way.
Secondly reason Nawaz is not coming back is one he is a coward and second situation is quite fluid and maybe there is a chance Shahbaz gets him jailed.
Thirdly, Nawaz coming back might leave Asim vulnerable. Things are not very good within the army ranks.
And please guys, please ignore this malik guy. Don’t waste your brain cells on his kind.
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