RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to stand by law and justice.

In an informal interaction with journalists at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, he addressed CJP, saying. "Nation is looking towards you." He said he wrote two letters to Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir "Because all democratic avenues have been obstructed".

"CJP needs to stand by law and justice," said Imran. Blasting coalition government, PTI founder said, "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and [federal] ministers are all fake. There is no hope from Parliament."  "Parliament is not functional. It is fraud Parliament," he added.

Moving on to stalled negotiation process between PTI and ruling coalition, Khan said that he was not expecting any breakthrough in talks. "I have told my team that negotiations with government are useless," he added.

He said that his party did not demand judicial commission to probe alleged rigging in general elections but to investigate events of May 9, 2023 and November 26. Referring to recent controversial amendments made to Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, Khan said, "There was censorship in past too but now [the government] introduced Peca [amendments]."

Censuring government in connection with crackdown against PTI workers, he said that there was hypocrisy in garb of democracy and criticism was made akin to treason in country.

Speaking out for freedom of expression, Khan said there was "Controlled media" in country, adding that protests and rallies were not allowed by government.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 11 2025

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