{"id":12563,"date":"2023-10-09T20:44:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pti-slams-harsh-conditions-faced-by-imran-in-custody-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:44:07","slug":"pti-slams-harsh-conditions-faced-by-imran-in-custody-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-slams-harsh-conditions-faced-by-imran-in-custody-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI slams harsh conditions faced by Imran in custody | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLAHORE:
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has vehemently decried what it termed the \u201cunlawful, unconstitutional, and inhumane treatment\u201d endured by former premier and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who is now considered a \u201cprisoner of conscience\u201d during his incarceration.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the PTI core committee strongly criticised the ongoing actions of what it referred to as “kangaroo courts” handling \u201cfalse and fabricated cases\u201d against Imran Khan.<\/p>\n

The committee expressed profound scepticism about the role played by judges responsible for delivering justice to the former premier at various levels.<\/p>\n

The committee pointed out that earlier instances, such as the conduct of Judge Humayun Dilawar and Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Amir Farooq in the Toshakhana Case, \u201cexhibited clear bias\u201d.<\/p>\n

It further contended that the conduct of Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain, presiding over the cipher case, was also \u201chighly prejudiced and inimical to justice and fairness\u201d.<\/p>\n

The committee noted that Imran Khan’s cases had been entrusted to judges who, in its view, \u201cfacilitated\u201d unconstitutional and undemocratic state elements, thereby placing law and justice in the \u201crear view mirror\u201d.<\/p>\n

The committee deplored the transformation of courts into “kangaroo courts” through the involvement of \u201ccompromised judges\u201d lacking professional integrity and ethical values, terming it highly detrimental.<\/p>\n

The committee emphasised that Imran Khan, as both a client and chairman of the country’s \u201clargest political party\u201d, had unequivocally expressed a lack of confidence in IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq.<\/p>\n

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It alleged that the IHC chief justice had developed a tradition of withholding judgments on critical legal matters, thereby denying Imran Khan access to justice.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the committee revealed that a petition against Justice Amir Farooq was pending in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

It called upon the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) to \u201cpromptly\u201d take note of judicial interference by \u201ccompromised judges\u201d in subordinate courts.<\/p>\n

The committee urged the CJP to expedite the hearing of the pending petition against Justice Aamir Farooq and safeguard Imran Khan’s right to a fair trial by entrusting the cases to impartial judges.<\/p>\n

During the core committee meeting, the top judge was also requested to take \u201cimmediate notice of the suspension of the Constitution, deviations from it, and the evasion of elections within the stipulated constitutional period of 90 days\u201d.<\/p>\n

The committee lamented that the nation had been \u201cdeprived\u201d of its Constitution, with the Supreme Court allocating valuable time and resources to matters of \u201clesser significance\u201d.<\/p>\n

It underscored that the state’s survival and development hinged entirely on upholding the Constitution’s paramount status and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n