LAHORE:
On the eve of former Prime Minister Imran Khan completing two years in prison, Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) has issued a ‘White Paper’ that alleges systematic political victimization, legal manipulation and human rights violations.
The launch occurred before PTI planned protests on Tuesday.
In statements to the media, the media head Pi Punjab, Shayan Bashir, said: “The protest call for August 5 is for peaceful manifestations, however, our houses are being raided, our violated privacy. In Lahore alone, more than 200 raids have taken place in the last two days.”
He claimed that the authorities were using coercive tactics, including arbitrary arrests, extortion and forced affidavits. “They collect people, they take bribes or make them sign affidavits before liberating them,” he said.
The 13 -page document, which covers August 2023 until the current month, documents what PTI characterizes as a relentless repression campaign.
He quotes at least 186 criminal cases filed against Khan, secret judgments within the facilities of the prison and what he calls misuse of anti -terrorist laws to quell the dissent. It also alleges interference in the general elections of February 2024.
The PTI claimed that Khan’s detention conditions amounted to inhuman treatment.
