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Washington: The United States responded to the chaos in Pakistan following the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and called for respect for democratic principles and the rule of law in Pakistan.
A State Department spokesperson said that the United States has no position on a political candidate or party. In response to ANI regarding Imran’s dramatic arrest Khan The official in Pakistan called for respect for democratic principles.
The US State Department spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. As we have said before, the United States does not have a position on one political candidate or party against another. We call for respect.” Democratic principles and the rule of law around the world.
Earlier in the day, senior diplomats from the United States and the United Kingdom during a joint press conference called for adherence to the “rule of law” in Pakistan.
“We just want to make sure that everything that happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rule of law and the constitution,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a joint news conference in Washington.
“We want to see a peaceful democracy in that country. We want the rule of law to be upheld,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stressed.
refrigerator ShermanAn American lawmaker from the Democratic Party took to Twitter and expressed concern over the arrest of the former prime minister
In his tweet, Congressman Sherman affirmed America’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan and the United States’ support for human rights and freedom of expression around the world.
He tweeted, “As I have said many times in recent months regarding Pakistan, America is dedicated to democracy and the rule of law around the world. We do not stand with individual politicians but with human rights and freedom of expression.”
To address the issue, Congressman Sherman spoke to VOA Urdu and requested that Imran Khan be broadcast live to assure his supporters that he was safe.
He tweeted, “Just spoke to @voaurdu – they are going to edit and air the tape. He called for a livestream on #ImranKhan so people know he’s safe, and for him to get access to lawyers and family.”
Expressing his concerns about the photos of Khan’s arrest, the MP asserted that the arrests appeared inconsistent with the “allegation that it is only a case of corruption”.
Brad Sherman tweeted, “My advisor @DrMahmood40 tells me that PTI leaders and workers are being arrested all over #Pakistan. This would seem inconsistent with claiming that this is only about a corruption case. In a democracy, elections are held on time and the winners are allowed to judge.”
Imran Khan was arrested outside the Islamabad High Court by the Rangers on the basis of a warrant from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case. The NAB had launched an investigation against Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and others over alleged gains of hundreds of qanats of land in the name of the Qadir University Fund, which had caused a loss of £190m to the National Exchequer.
According to the charges, Imran Khan and other defendants made amends of 50 billion rupees – 190 million pounds at the time that Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) sent it to the government, Geo News reports. The cricketer-turned-politician registered the Trust for Al-Qadir University Project on December 26, 2019.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday described the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as “legal,” Geo News reports. The head of the ICC, Aamir Farooq, who raised questions about the Rangers’ move to arrest Imran Khan from the courthouse on Tuesday, announced the reserved ruling.
A State Department spokesperson said that the United States has no position on a political candidate or party. In response to ANI regarding Imran’s dramatic arrest Khan The official in Pakistan called for respect for democratic principles.
The US State Department spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. As we have said before, the United States does not have a position on one political candidate or party against another. We call for respect.” Democratic principles and the rule of law around the world.
Earlier in the day, senior diplomats from the United States and the United Kingdom during a joint press conference called for adherence to the “rule of law” in Pakistan.
“We just want to make sure that everything that happens in Pakistan is consistent with the rule of law and the constitution,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a joint news conference in Washington.
“We want to see a peaceful democracy in that country. We want the rule of law to be upheld,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stressed.
refrigerator ShermanAn American lawmaker from the Democratic Party took to Twitter and expressed concern over the arrest of the former prime minister
In his tweet, Congressman Sherman affirmed America’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan and the United States’ support for human rights and freedom of expression around the world.
He tweeted, “As I have said many times in recent months regarding Pakistan, America is dedicated to democracy and the rule of law around the world. We do not stand with individual politicians but with human rights and freedom of expression.”
To address the issue, Congressman Sherman spoke to VOA Urdu and requested that Imran Khan be broadcast live to assure his supporters that he was safe.
He tweeted, “Just spoke to @voaurdu – they are going to edit and air the tape. He called for a livestream on #ImranKhan so people know he’s safe, and for him to get access to lawyers and family.”
Expressing his concerns about the photos of Khan’s arrest, the MP asserted that the arrests appeared inconsistent with the “allegation that it is only a case of corruption”.
Brad Sherman tweeted, “My advisor @DrMahmood40 tells me that PTI leaders and workers are being arrested all over #Pakistan. This would seem inconsistent with claiming that this is only about a corruption case. In a democracy, elections are held on time and the winners are allowed to judge.”
Imran Khan was arrested outside the Islamabad High Court by the Rangers on the basis of a warrant from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust case. The NAB had launched an investigation against Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and others over alleged gains of hundreds of qanats of land in the name of the Qadir University Fund, which had caused a loss of £190m to the National Exchequer.
According to the charges, Imran Khan and other defendants made amends of 50 billion rupees – 190 million pounds at the time that Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) sent it to the government, Geo News reports. The cricketer-turned-politician registered the Trust for Al-Qadir University Project on December 26, 2019.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday described the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as “legal,” Geo News reports. The head of the ICC, Aamir Farooq, who raised questions about the Rangers’ move to arrest Imran Khan from the courthouse on Tuesday, announced the reserved ruling.
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