Additional security staff have been deployed around Islamabad High Court, over protest calls from Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI).
PTI has called for a demonstration today to express solidarity with the judiciary.
Consequently, the security of Islamabad High Court and the surrounding areas have been increased, with police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) being stationed in increased numbers.
Security agencies are across high alarms to maintain law and order, ensure public security and prevent any unfortunate events.
The tightened security measures come after Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan instructed the party to prepare for a larger nationwide movement against the current government.
“Start preparing for a mass movement; I won’t call people to Islamabad, but we will launch the movement over Pakistan,” Imran conveyed through his sister, Aleema Khan, who spoke with the media on Monday.
In a speech outside the prison, Aleema Khan said her brother promised to withstand all kinds of oppression and torture and declared that he would never bow to submission.
“Imran Khan has made it clear that although he spends his entire life behind pillars, he will not surrender to pressure,” she added.
She highlighted key points shared by her brother, saying that Imran, despite being a former prime minister, is denied fundamental rights given to ordinary prisoners.
“For the past eight months he has only had a brief conversation with his children and has not been allowed to meet his sisters,” Aleema explained. She said the efforts to send him books also been blocked by the prison authorities and added, “Even his doctors have been denied access to him.”
Imran confirmed through his sister his attitude: “Regardless of the extent of the torture, I will never accept submission. I will not give in.”
Aleema also mentioned that her brother believes his wife, Bushra Bibi, was placed in prison as part of a broader effort to exert pressure on him.
PTI also expressed concern after IHC’s observation earlier this month, appealing by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, who challenged their conviction in the case of 190 million pounds, cannot be heard this year due to a heavy afterlaw of pending cases.
The party’s call for protest had come the same day that a 13-member Largert bench from the Supreme Court in Pakistans began hearing petitions against its 12th July judgment, which had handed over Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) reserved for seats in the national and provincial legislation-but without six of the original judge, including the author of the judgment.
