The international legal team representing former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has filed an appeal with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, after citing severe human rights violations taking place during his ongoing detention, Geo TV reported.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have requested an early hearing in the Islamabad High Court to suspend their convictions in the Al-Qadir Trust case. They argue the delay violates their constitutional rights and accuse authorities of political victimisation and procedur
According to sources, authorities have set up eight additional security checkpoints on the road leading up to the jail, with approximately 200 officers and personnel placed on duty under the security plan.
A division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan gave the decision in favour of suspending the sentences and approved bail of the convicts after surety bonds worth Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 25,000 each were submitted, the report said.
The government committee spokesperson Senator Irfan Siddiqui said he was "surprised" by Qaiser's new demands and added that that these demands were not raised in committee meetings.
In a statement, the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels said, "The European Union notes with concern the sentencing of twenty-five civilians by a military court on 21 December in Pakistan."
According to reports, the 25 accused mentioned in the GHQ attack case include PTI's top leaders like Ali Amin Gandapur, Shehryar Afridi, Zain Qureshi, Shibli Faraz, Tahir Sadiq, Malik Taimoor Masood and Kanwal Shauzab
While speaking to reporters outside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in Peshawar, he said, "Imposition of governor's rule or emergency cannot hold us back."