
24/07/2025
A close look at the journey of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reveals a party whose identity has long been shaped by street protest and popular mobilization. However, the events of May 9 and the subsequent state crackdown have challenged not only PTI’s political prospects, but the broader narrative of Pakistani democracy itself. The wave of judicial decisions—especially the anti-terrorism court’s sentencing of Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed, and others to ten years in prison—sends a message that goes beyond the strict enforcement of law; it is a powerful political signal as well.
These court rulings show that the situation has moved far past the realm of protest politics. PTI now faces a fundamental
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