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Imran Khan alleges he is being tortured and mistreated in jail

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Former Pakistan PM and PTI chief Imran Khan, who was arrested from outdoor the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by Pakistani Rangers on Tuesday (May 9), instructed the courtroom that he was being tortured and mistreated by the authorities. The PTI chief moreover alleged that the incumbent authorities inside the nation, led by Shehbaz Sharif, has been trying to kill him contained within the jail.

Imran Khan further claimed that he was afraid of meeting the equivalent future as Maqsood ‘Chaprasi’, a key witness in a Rs 16 billion money laundering case in opposition to incumbent Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his family.

Appearing inside the courtroom after his arrest, Imran Khan claimed that he was being tortured. He lamented that he has not been allowed to utilize the washroom for the ultimate 24 hours.

“I have not been to the washroom in 24 hours.” He further added, “They give [you] an injection, and [you] slowly die,” the PTI chief reportedly talked about inside the courtroom. 

According to Imran Khan’s lawyer Afzal Marwat, the PTI chief was in “good spirits” nonetheless had complained of being hit on the once more of the head and leg by paramilitary forces who arrested him. He moreover talked about that Imran Khan was saved awake all night. The police gave Imran Khan a unclean room that did not even have a mattress.

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— Sher Afzal Khan Marwat (@sherafzalmarwat) May 10, 2023

Imran Khan moreover claimed that the whole costs leveled in opposition to him inside the Al Qadir Trust and Toshakhana cases are utterly bogus and an strive by the current dispensation in Pakistan to forestall him from returning to power.

Mentally able to go to jail: Imran Khan

It may be recalled that hours sooner than his arrest, the PTI chief had talked about that he was mentally able to go to jail. “If someone has a warrant, come to me directly, I am prepared to go to jail. Spending so much money as if a major criminal is coming to Islamabad. Do us a favour and don’t stage such a drama and directly provide a warrant,” he talked about together with that he was mentally able to go to jail.

In the tweet, Imran talked about that the coalition authorities is making makes an try and arrest him to forestall him from campaigning for elections and to stop him from mobilising the loads in assist of the Constitution if the federal government & their handlers refuse to obey the SC (Supreme Court) and violate Constitution on holding of elections.

In the 6-minute-long video, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief talked about {{that a}} serving senior navy officer had tried to kill him twice and he was so extremely efficient that he (Khan) was unable to register a case no matter being in power in Punjab.

The ISPR had, in flip, criticised Imran for making terribly irresponsible and baseless allegations in opposition to a serving senior navy commander and urged him to hunt redress in courtroom moderately than making false allegations.

Imran Khan arrested

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan was arrested from outdoor the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by Pakistani Rangers on May 9, Tuesday. Imran Khan had reportedly gone to the Islamabad HC to hunt bail in numerous FIRs registered in opposition to him.

The PTI chief reportedly has been arrested inside the Al-Qadir Trust case of the National Accountability Bureau along with the Toshakhana case.

The arrest has led to widespread unrest and clashes all through the nation with numerous PTI supporters getting killed inside the aftermath of the arrest.

Massive protests after Imran Khan was detained

Following Imran Khan’s detention in Islamabad on Tuesday, there have been numerous large-scale and violent demonstrations spherical Pakistan. 

In many cities throughout the nation, protesters flocked to the streets and obtained into fights with police and completely different security officers. In Quetta, there has already been one dying and 5 accidents. Unrest was moreover reported from Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Rawalpindi.

In gentle of the events, mobile and internet suppliers have been halted all by means of the nation. In Pakistan, entry to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube has moreover been blocked.