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    Imran Khan arrested on graft charges

    Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Geo News reported on 9 May.

    Khan was taken into custody by security personnel known as “Rangers” outside the IHC where he had gone to seek bail as a result of graft charges.

    According to Fawad Chaudhry, the official spokesperson of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party (PTI), the ex-prime minister has been “abducted from court premises. Scores of lawyers and general people have been tortured.”

    Khan was arrested in connection with the allegations that Bahria Town allotted land worth 530 million rupees to the Al-Qadir Trust, owned by the PTI chairman and his wife, according to Islamabad police.

    “Khan has been whisked away by unknown people to an unknown location,” Chaudhry said.

    According to Imran Khan’s spokesman Raoof Hasan, “He was taken away…before he could appear before the judges, which is in violation of all laws.”

    “The party has given a call to immediately start protests across Pakistan,” PTI leader Azhar Mashwani tweeted.

    Khan’s arrest was not authorized by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, however, who requested the attorney general appear before the court within 15 minutes and instructed him to immediately find out who was behind the arrest.

    “If an inquiry has to be conducted, action will also be taken against the prime minister and ministers,” the chief justice said.

    Security forces previously attempted to detain Khan last March after an Islamabad court issued an arrest warrant to ensure his attendance in court to face graft charges.

    However, security forces were blocked by hundreds of the former prime minister’s supporters, who gathered outside his Lahore home to prevent his arrest. The clashes between both sides, in which security forces fired tear gas and water cannons, and Khan’s supporters threw stones, led to dozens of injuries.

    The former cricket star, who was ousted as prime minister in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April 2022, went to Islamabad to appear before three courts on charges of selling state gifts and failing to disclose assets but failed to appear before the fourth court to face indictment in the graft case, which is a legal process for starting his trial.

    Khan claimed the charges filed against him, which include terrorism charges, are an effort by his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, to discredit him and prevent him from contesting the upcoming elections.

    At the time of his ousting as prime minister, Khan accused the United States of working with a coalition of Pakistani opposition parties to topple his government.

    Khan alleged that US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu met with the Pakistan Ambassador Asad Majeed and warned that there could be implications if Khan was not ousted as prime minister.

    Khan has long been known for his opposition to US foreign policy. In 2017, Khan organized a motorcade march to Pakistan’s tribal areas to protest US drone strikes against Islamic militants.

    In November 2022, Khan was the target of an assassination attack. A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on his convoy of lorries and cars, injuring Khan’s leg and killing one of his supporters, and injuring seven more.

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    Interesting events happening in Pakistan.

    Quote Interesting things are happening in Pakistan. While we were all sleeping or celebrating Victory Day, it turns out that the former prime minister was arrested there, which caused mass protests among the population, among whom Imran Khan was very popular. According to a number of media outlets (the information is still being specified), almost all military bases in Pakistan were attacked, and the army command fled the country. As noted by a number of Orientalists, the Asian-style Maidan can lead to destructive consequences in the region, moreover, Pakistan is a nuclear power, which, moreover, has tense relations with neighboring India.
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    It’s time for Pakistanis to take their country back from the generals

    Pakistani analyst Sikander Malik says after Imran Khan’s arrest yesterday enough is enough – it’s time for Pakistanis to end the silence about the army’s criminal activities and destructive role in the country.

    Everyone inside and outside Pakistan knows that the army and generals have always ruled the country and run the economy behind the scenes. And if there were any doubt about it, the removal of Imran Khan from office and his arrest yesterday on trumped-up charges have confirmed it.

    Pakistan has never had a democracy; it’s a total sham. No Prime Minister has ever been allowed to serve a full five-year term, and the generals have ruled directly for 33 of Pakistan’s 75-year history. The generals play the country’s political parties like a merry-go-round, in and out of power as and when they choose.

    Pakistan’s political parties and leaders have gone along with this game. When they are charged with crimes or exiled by the army or courts, they know they simply need to hang around long enough and one day the army will grant them their time in power.

    That is until Imran Khan came to power and was deadly serious about tackling corruption and reforming Pakistan. He broke the cardinal rule in Pakistan which is that one should not be serious about its politics as that role is the preserve of the army. And if leaders don’t play ball, the army will have no qualms about eliminating dissenters and their followers.

    World leaders negotiate with Pakistani generals, invite them to meetings and visit them precisely because they are the country’s actual diplomats and leaders. Judges and the police are told what to do by the army, whom to imprison, and who not to charge with crimes. There is no rule of law in Pakistan, nor an independent judiciary.

    The army and corrupt politicians are the law, and it is their injustice that rules. Pakistan’s people understand this and have for decades found ways to survive this system through rishwat (bribery). They have also survived the bankrupt official economy by creating an informal economy that accounts for some 36% of GDP, one of the highest in the world.

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    For far too long nobody in Pakistan has been permitted to question or talk about the army and its destructive role, with “threats from external enemies” and “national security” being given as excuses.

    Speaking out against the army and its behaviour is likely to lead to one being threatened or “disappeared.” It is a taboo subject for the country’s media – discussions and criticism of the role of the army or its corruption are simply not permissible.

    Whilst everyone is prepared to discuss political corruption no one is prepared to discuss military corruption of the generals.

    In Pakistan’s economy, the military elite has business interests in everything from housing to private hospitals. People in Pakistan know that gated military housing complexes are the best and safest in the country, private military hospitals provide the best medical advice, and the generals are involved in many other parts of the economy.

    Where did their vast wealth come from? Certainly not their salaries but more likely from Western aid to the country and particularly billions of dollars in U.S. military aid over many decades.

    The generals have fought as a mercenary force for the United States for the last 40 years, dragging the country into a political and economic crisis. The hard truth for Pakistanis to stomach is that the generals are prepared to use the Pakistani army to oppress and kill their own people to preserve their political power and keep aid flowing from the West.

    That said, it is worth pointing out that the rank-and-file soldiers of the Pakistani army are sincere and devout and are just pawns in this power play. And unfortunately, it is usually their innocent lives that have been sacrificed for political agendas.

    Failed State

    Since the removal of Imran Khan from power last year, the standing of the Pakistani military has plummeted. Pakistanis have realised that their democracy is a sham and that its corrupt military and dynastic politicians are destroying the country not advancing it.

    The nation has become riddled with debt and is on a perpetual cycle of economic and political decline, constantly begging for loans from the IMF, China or Saudi Arabia.

    So the people of Pakistan must start to openly discuss the behaviour and role of the Pakistani generals in politics, the economy and corruption.

    Enough is Enough. It’s time for Pakistanis in Pakistan and around the world to take direct action in lawful and peaceful ways. Pakistani people and parents must call on their sons to withdraw their services from the army and police until a genuinely just order and independent institutions are established. They must call on their sons not to follow orders that tell them to shoot, kill or inflict violence on their own people.

    Pakistani people must realise that there is no democracy in Pakistan because the generals and corrupt politicians do not believe in it, nor the rule of law, and are prepared to use violence themselves to preserve their power. They will inflict violence on whoever tries to reform their dying country.

    Pakistanis should identify all their assets, business interests and wealth in different countries and expose and pursue them in legal ways.

    It is time for the Pakistani people to take their country back from the despotism of its rulers and hold them to account. It is time to send the generals back to their barracks and tell them to ready themselves to fight their external enemies, not their own.

    Sikander Malik is a pseudonym for a senior Pakistani analyst who did not want to reveal his name because of probable repercussions from the Pakistani army.
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    The turmoil continues, and it's getting more intense by the hour. The Pakistanis are not going to let this go.

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    Pakistani anti-graft court hands over ex-PM Khan to police for eight days

    The decision comes after police held scores of opposition activists in an overnight crackdown across the country following widespread protests over Imran Khan's arrest on corruption charges on Tuesday.

    A Pakistani anti-graft court has sent former prime minister Imran Khan to police custody for eight days in a corruption case, a court record showed on Wednesday.

    The court, which was temporarily relocated to a police guest house in the capital Islamabad, remanded Khan to the country's anti-corruption agency, the National Accountability Bureau.

    The decision came after police held scores of opposition activists in an overnight crackdown across the South Asian country following outrage and widespread protests over Khan's arrest on corruption charges on Tuesday.

    Contingents of police and paramilitary forces in riot gear were also deployed around the court, with all roads leading to the site sealed.

    Military called

    Pakistan is set to deploy army soldiers to two provinces following the former prime minister's indictment by a court on charges that he unlawfully sold state gifts during his premiership, local media reported.

    The order said the date and duration of the deployment, which was requested by the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government, had yet to be finalised, as well as the number of troops involved.

    The indictment followed a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan last October which found Khan guilty of illegally selling state gifts and barred him from holding public office until the next election. He has denied any wrongdoing.

    Khan was arrested on Tuesday in another corruption case related to property. The action by Pakistan's anti-corruption body has led to violent protests across the country.

    Activists held

    At least three people were killed in clashes between the protesting workers belonging to Khan's PTI party and police, according to officials.

    Police held scores of opposition activists in an overnight crackdown on Tuesday across Pakistan.

    Those held included Umar Sarfraz Cheema, former governor of the northeastern Punjab province, Asad Umar, PTI's secretary general, and several lawmakers and second-tier party leaders.

    The PTI on Wednesday called for nationwide protests and a shutdown, but distanced itself from violence, calling upon the supporters to remain peaceful and gather outside police headquarters in Islamabad, where Khan has appeared before a judge.

    While mobile internet and social media platforms remain restricted, schools were shut down in many parts of the country.

    Earlier, PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the party had no information about Khan's whereabouts.

    Khan's lawyer Faisal Chaudhry also told reporters that he had no contact with his client.

    'Politically motivated'

    The former prime minister was arrested from the Islamabad High Court in one of the several dozen cases filed against him since his ouster last April.

    His party says the cases are politically motivated.

    Since being removed from power after losing a vote of confidence, he has led a campaign for early elections, and accused the US, as well as the country's powerful military, of removing him from office.

    Khan was arrested in connection with alleged corruption involving the Al Qadir University Trust.

    It is alleged that the cricketer-turned-politician and his wife, Bushra Bibi, received billions of rupees and a large piece of costly land to build the educational institution in return for releasing an amount of £190 million ($239 million) to a property tycoon in 2020.

    The amount was identified and returned to the country by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), following a settlement with real estate tycoon Malik Riaz in 2019.

    Pakistan's anti-corruption body alleges that Khan's PTI government struck a deal with Riaz that caused a loss of more than $239 million to the national exchequer, in a quid pro quid arrangement with the businessman.

    Khan and his party leaders, however, deny the allegations.

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    This is all very awful to see.

    I've never been to Pakistan, but have spent time in India, particularly Kashmir, where there's a strong Pakistani influence and presence. And one of my closest friends over a decade ago was a Pakistani, a Sufi Master and a most, most remarkable person. These are passionate, spiritual people, often downtrodden, and there's going to be a point reached when whey will not take it any more.

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    This is all very awful to see.

    I've never been to Pakistan, but have spent time in India, particularly Kashmir, where there's a strong Pakistani influence and presence. And one of my closest friends over a decade ago was a Pakistani, a Sufi Master and a most, most remarkable person. These are passionate, spiritual people, often downtrodden, and there's going to be a point reached when whey will not take it any more.

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    Calling them “terrorists” reminds me of Peru’s coup regime head, Dina Boluarte calling the Peruvians terrorists for protesting the coup against Pedro Castillo.

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    Lawyer explains illegal arrest


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    The lawyers that spoke to Imran Khan said that Imran Khan is worried about his health, he is complaining of chest pains and he told them that his doctor had told him that they can use insulin in food to induce a heart attack…

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    This might just be a turning point. It's highly likely that this is the only thing the Supreme Court could have done to prevent Pakistan burning to the ground. The next 24 hours will be pretty crucial.

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    #Pakistan🇵🇰 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The International Human Rights Foundation (#IHRF) welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to declare the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan illegal. We also call for the immediate release of all PTI workers and supporters who were unlawfully attacked while peacefully exercising their human rights to freedom of assembly and expression. We also demand the opening of a criminal investigation into the entire military chain of command that has undermined Pakistan's public institutions. #ImranKhanPTI #PakistanUnderSiege #CoupdEtat #HumanRights
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    Imran Khan: Pakistan's Supreme Court rules arrest was illegal

    in London and Islamabad

    Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled that former prime minister Imran Khan's dramatic arrest on corruption charges this week was illegal.

    The court ordered Mr Khan's immediate release. His lawyers had argued that his detention from court premises in Islamabad on Tuesday was unlawful.

    At least 10 people have been killed and 2,000 arrested as violent protests have swept the country since he was held.

    Tuesday's arrest escalated growing tensions between him and the military.

    The opposition leader, ousted in a confidence vote in April last year, was brought to court on the orders of Pakistan's top judge.

    As Mr Khan arrived in court, media ran through the corridors to capture his first public appearance since he was arrested.

    Surrounded by security, Mr Khan said nothing as he walked to the wood-panelled courtroom which was filled with officials from his party and journalists.

    Mr Khan stood surrounded by his lawyers in front of the three Supreme Court judges as they told him that because of the way he had been arrested on Tuesday - inside a court complex, conducting biometric tests - the arrest was invalid.

    Footage of his arrest showed paramilitary forces seizing Mr Khan, who was injured in a gun attack last year, and dragging him from inside court premises, before whisking him away in an armoured vehicle.

    "Your arrest was invalid so the whole process needs to be backtracked," Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial told Mr Khan. He would now be under the protection of the Supreme Court.

    It was then Mr Khan's turn to speak, defiant and indignant at the way he had been arrested.

    Why was Imran Khan arrested?
    The former cricketer told the judges he'd been kidnapped from the High Court on Tuesday and "hit with sticks". He was reminded several times by the judges that others had experienced worse treatment.

    There was no immediate response from the security forces to the allegation.

    Watch dramatic arrest of Pakistan's former prime minister
    His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party says the cases against him are politically motivated. The arrest enraged his supporters - the past 48 hours have seen widespread violence and rare attacks on state and military facilities.

    Seven senior PTI leaders are among those arrested. They include former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who police say "incited violence". In a statement Mr Qureshi denied this and urged supporters to continue with peaceful protests.

    Mr Khan has been kept at a police guesthouse in the capital since Tuesday, which was turned into a makeshift court on Wednesday where a judge formally charged him with corruption for the first time in the dozens of cases he faces. He pleaded not guilty.

    Conviction would disqualify the former international cricket star - prime minister from 2018-2022 - from standing for office, possibly for life. Elections are due later this year.

    Polarised politics are tearing Pakistan apart
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    Former Pakistani ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told the BBC she thought the court's decision would help to defuse the anger of Mr Khan's supporters.

    "The last couple of days have seen extraordinary violence by protesters who are supporters of Imran Khan, who are obviously enraged by the manner in which he was arrested," she said.

    "There is still uncertainty, but hopefully the situation will not return to the kind of violent scenes that we have seen."

    Although Mr Khan asked repeatedly to be allowed to stay at his home, the court determined that because of the security situation he would have to remain at the police guesthouse. However the judges repeatedly emphasised that he would be allowed to have whoever he chooses as a guest.

    When the proceedings finished, Mr Khan sat within the court for 15 minutes taking questions from the media. He said he had not known that people had been killed during the protests or that senior members of his party had been arrested.

    He told the BBC that when he was arrested he had been hit on the head and was bleeding and that when those images had circulated around the world the reaction by his supporters was not surprising.

    When asked whether he would now ask his supporters to stop violent protests he said that he had already made his statement, saying he had always called for protests to be peaceful.

    Supporters of Mr Khan welcomed the court's decision. "Imran Khan's release proves we knew the truth," one man, who had spent the past few days gathered outside the PTI leader's residence in Lahore, told the BBC.

    Another said the verdict had "revived our hope in the nation".

    Many analysts believe Mr Khan's election win in 2018 happened with the help of the military, which both parties denied. But he later fell out with the powerful army. After a series of defections, and amid mounting economic crisis, he lost his majority in parliament.

    Since being ousted less than four years into his term, he has become one of the military's most vocal critics, and analysts say the army's popularity has fallen.

    In November 2022, Mr Khan was shot in the leg while leading a protest march. He has accused a senior intelligence officials of carrying out the attack - which the military has strongly denied.

    A day before his arrest, the military warned him against making "baseless allegations" after he again accused a senior officer of plotting to kill him.

    Observers see the country facing an unprecedented series of crises - given endless political turmoil, the economy on a cliff edge and mounting violence by Islamist militants eroding confidence in the security forces.

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    ~ Pakistani journalists continue to get threatened by Junta’s intelligence officers.

    Since Imran Khan ouster many prominent journalists got killed even those who fleed abroad. One of the biggest name in Pakistan’s investigative media industry was 'Arshad Sharif' who was brutally murdered by ISI in Kenya because he was going to expose corruption of few power Generals.

    Junta hasn’t given up, they are furious that nothing is going there way.

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    An excellent 19-minute video on the entire Pakistan crisis (and Imran Khan) from Redacted.

    Watch the Pakistani mother on camera in the streets at 2:53. You don't wanna mess with people like that.




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