Imran Khan is in jail. Why does no one seem to care?
1 year, 4 months ago

Imran Khan is in jail. Why does no one seem to care?

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan has a new prime minister. FILE PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. The images of churches under assault and the plaintive pleas from bishops are top of the mind, followed by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s attempt to erase Imran Khan from its promotional videos. This is the scum of Pakistan who call themselves liberals.” The former PM, once baited with the moniker of ‘Taliban Khan’, built his politics on the back of over-simplistic hyperbole, a flirtation with religious extremism and styling himself as the poster boy of the Pakistan army. Today, Sharif tells the story of when his wife Kulsoom Nawaz was dying, jail authorities under Khan’s regime were so hostile that they did not allow him a phone call or a meeting.

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6 months, 1 week ago
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7 months, 1 week ago
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