Imran says 'Jail Bharo' movement aims at countering violation of rights, economic meltdown
Pakistan
Says 'We are facing sham FIRs & NAB cases, custodial torture, and attacks on journalists'
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday he was launching the “Jail Bharo” movement to register protest against "the attack on fundamental rights and economic meltdown."
Taking to Twitter ahead of the launch of the court arrest drive later today, the former prime minister said there were two main reasons for the campaign that aimed at achieving “Haqeeqi Azadi” [real freedom].
“One, it is a peaceful, non-violent protest against the attack on our constitutionally-guaranteed fundamental rights,” he wrote while highlighting that illegal corruption cases and FIRs were being registered against the PTI leaders.
While referring to alleged torture of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill and Azam Swati, he said the drive was being launched to protest the custodial torture, attacks on journalists and social media people.
“Two, it is against the economic meltdown brought on by cabal of crooks who have money laundered billions in looted wealth & gotten NROs for themselves,” Mr Khan said, adding that the government’s policies have crushed the poor and middle class “under the burden of spiraling inflation & rising unemployment”.
media ppl. Two, it is against the economic meltdown brought on by cabal of crooks who have money laundered billions in looted wealth & gotten NROs for themselves while crushing the ppl, esp the poor & middle class, under the burden of spiralling inflation & rising unemployment.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 22, 2023
The PTI is all set to begin the drive from Lahore. In the first phase, PTI central leaders Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Waleed Iqbal, Murad Raas along with 200 workers will surrender before the authorities at Charing Cross at 2pm. Stalwarts Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar also will surrender themselves for arrest on the first day of the movement.
