Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said that the country is “descending into a banana republic.” He made the statement on Wednesday as the controversy surrounding the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shahbaz Gill continues. The PTI chief claims this is a conspiracy to target him and his party.
After making controversial statements against the army on August 9, Gill was arrested. The country’s media authority condemned the “highly hateful and seditious remarks” made by the PTI leader on national television.
Gill was arrested by the police on August 9, after he made controversial remarks against the Pakistan army on television that were deemed as “highly hateful and seditious” by the country’s media authority.
A two-day physical remand was approved by a local court on Wednesday at the request of the Islamabad police. The court’s remanding of Gill to Islamabad police custody comes after a court rejected a police request to extend his two-day physical remand.
Imran Khan’s party has alleged that Gill was tortured in police custody previously and his life remains in danger.
“Descending into a banana republic. The civilised world will be shocked at our levels of barbarism. The worst part is an easy target has been chosen to make an example of through torture and without a fair trial,” Imran Khan tweeted along with the video of Gill being taken to hospital.
Meanwhile, the close aide of Imran Khan was shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital over a medical condition.
Imran Khan has expressed concern about Shahbaz Gill being sent into police remand again.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) also expressed concern at the decision taken by the court to send Gill to physical remand.
“Any allegations that he was mistreated while on remand should also be investigated fairly and transparently,” the commission tweeted.
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