Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a long-term letter of 349 pages to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Aminuddin, who address questions relating to human rights violations, election fraud and arrests of PTI workers.
According to Express newsThe letter contains reports that detailed alleged voting rigs, human rights violations and arrests of PTI members, especially around November 26, 2024.
Khan said between November 24 and 27 last year, a large number of PTI workers were arrested. He also claimed that the hospital’s items were sealed and later changed to manipulate facts.
In his letter, Khan criticized the judiciary for not giving justice despite repeated petitions against electoral fraud and continuous human rights violations in the last 18 months. He claimed that PTI workers were exposed to forced disappearance, injuries and extracurricular murder.
“The current government came to power through electoral fraud and historical rigging,” he wrote. “This constitutional regime has inflicted PTI’s severe oppression, demolition of our offices and exposed our leaders to brutal torture.”
Khan also approached his controversial arrest on May 9, 2023 and said he was illegally detained from the room of Islamabad High Court. He accused the authorities of deliberately issuing the arrest on television and social media of provoking public indignation.
“When I approached Islamabad High Court to seek relief against state oppression, I was attacked. The Supreme Court later declared the entire operation illegal, ”Khan wrote.
He also claimed that peaceful protests against his arrest were hijacked by infiltrators who encouraged violence against discrediting PTI’s demonstrations.
Meanwhile, in response to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer of negotiations, PTI leader Shibli Faraz has rejected the proposal to form a house selection, saying it is not an effective approach.
Faraz criticized the prime minister’s attitude and said the real question lies in the government’s attitude towards other political parties. “The proposal for a house committee is not a viable solution. If the government was serious with lectures, a committee would have already been set up,” he noted.
The senator repeated PTI’s demand for a judicial commission and emphasized that such a body would inspire public confidence. “We are asking for a judicial commission because people have confidence in it. Proposal to the House Committee is not appropriate,” he added.
He clarified that PTI’s call for negotiations was aimed at relieving the ongoing political instability in the country. “We agreed to talk to help solve the political crisis and stabilize the country,” he said.
