Pakistan gets deep as PTI, a political deadlock, Imran’s two years in jail

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was caught in a dangerous political deadlock two years after going to jail. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday marked the anniversary with nationwide protests, with a fast major military establishment under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir.The protesters took the streets in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and other cities, demanding Khan’s release from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where they have been held from August 2023 on charges ranging from corruption to abolition. PTI called protests for democracy “do-or-dai” moment. In response, the police started a rift in Punjab and other areas, detained dozens of workers and raided the homes of the party politicians, a trick by Punjab Police, although sources confirmed at least 20 arrests in Lahore.Last week, Crackdown follows extensive punishment, when an anti -terrorism court in Faisalad sentenced 108 PTI members, in which opposition politicians Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Zartz Gul Wazir, were sentenced to 10 years in jail on May 9, 2023, in which the military installations were attacked after a brief arrest. Another Punjab court was also handed over to additional convicts, indicating that critics say there is a coordinated attempt to reduce the party.PTI President Gohar Ali Khan condemned the rule as “engineer”, gave time to break the protests. “These are not tests, they are political purse,” he said.Speaking through his X account, Khan has accused the Army of rigging the 2024 elections and implementing “ASIM Act”-the military rules were broadcast by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The bitter personal quarrel between Khan and Munir is of the dates of 2019, when Khan, the PM removed Muni as the ISI chief, an insult has no longer forgotten the army chief.Since Munir’s appointment in 2022, the army has tightened its hold on civil institutions. In June, Muni was promoted by controversial Field Marshal, Pakistan’s first Ayub Khan, recently criticized as a face savings after strategic and political failures. The power of the army has moved further by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow civil tests in military courts, and the 26th amendment, and the PTI says that the PTI says that reduces judicial freedom.PTI has been supported abroad, where diaspora communities have launched continuous protest campaigns in cities such as London, Toronto and Houston. The protesters have called “military rules in civil clothing”, using social media and digital hoardings to increase their message. While their efforts have attracted some attention from rights groups and sympathetic MPs, they have yet to translate to meaningful international pressure on Islamabad.Back home, the government defends the rift as a valid response, which looks as an attempt to destabilize the state. But human rights groups, including Amnesty International, accuse officials of using “illegal and excessive force”, including arbitrary arrests, internet shutdowns and blanket restrictions on public functions.Pakistan’s growing political crisis is no longer about Imran Khan. It is a competition for the future of power, validity and democratic place in the country.