Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday stated that the country “is descending right into a Banana Republic” amid the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Shahbaz Gill on expenses of sedition. Khan, who heads the PTI, has additionally termed Gill’s arrest as a “conspiracy” to goal him, and his birthday birthday celebration colleagues.
On Twitter, Imran Khan shared a 22-2nd clip of Gill and wrote: “Descending right into a banana republic. The civilised international may be greatly surprised at our tiers of barbarism. The worst component is an smooth goal has been selected to make an instance of via torture & with out a honest trial.” Khan in addition accused the ruling PML-N’s Nawaz Sharif, her daughter Maryam, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PPP chief Asif Zardari for focused on the country establishments ‘withinside the worst manner possible’, and nevertheless getting away ‘with out even a touch of a reprimand’
Shehbaz Gill, a near aide of Imran Khan, turned into arrested remaining week in Islamabad for allegedly making debatable comments towards the Pakistan Army on a personal TV channel, neighborhood media outlet GeoNews reported. He turned into sooner or later booked on expenses of sedition and inciting participants of country establishments towards the Pakistan Army. A day before, he turned into remanded in two-day custody of the Islamabad police.
PTI secretary trendy Asad Umar referred to as the court-ordered remand ‘a manner to inflict greater torture.’ “Despite the worst torture, which turned into completed to him (Gill) in Islamabad, he refused to present a fake declaration towards Imran Khan. The telecellsmartphone turned into taken through the police even as detaining him. There isn’t anyt any motive to invite for remand besides to inflict greater violence,” a unfastened translation of his tweet read.