11/02/2025
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐥; 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
- 𝟏𝟎 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
“I applaud the public for their participation in the nationwide protests on February 8th, including in Punjab, Sindh, and Swabi. Despite this era of blatant fascism, people continue to respond to my call, breaking the shackles of fear, proving that the nation is now determined to attain genuine sovereignty at any cost. The fraudulent, subservient government is fearful. Raids were conducted across the country, and individuals were subjected to violence. Under the pretext of cricket, we were denied permission to hold a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, which clearly indicates the panic and desperation of this worthless government.
My letter to the Army Chief was written with the sincere intentions for the betterment of the country. This is my nation, and I am deeply concerned about its future. I would like to address the DG ISPR and state that the reputation of the military is being completely ruined. While you claim to be uninvolved in politics, every citizen is aware that the country's affairs are being controlled by the Army Chief. Individuals like Mohsin Naqvi, who have never even contested a councilor’s election, have been imposed upon the nation, wielding authority over everything from cricket to internal and external affairs.
Repression and fascism are rampant in the country. The 26th Constitutional Amendment has effectively dismantled the Supreme Court’s independence. Justice Qazi Faez Isa was the most biased and shameless Chief Justice in history, surpassing even Justice Munir in his misdeeds. During his tenure, democracy was trampled upon and human rights were grossly violated, yet instead of taking action against this injustice, he facilitated every illegal move. Rule of law and human rights have been severely compromised. Sham elections were carried out and the people were deprived of their mandate. The Chief Election Commissioner and Qazi Faez Isa served as facilitators of the establishment, and in the process, betrayed their offices and the nation. As a result, a forged parliament, a fraudulent prime minister, and a phony president have been installed.
What Qazi Faez Isa was being used for is now being done by the Constitutional Bench. The country has been reduced to a banana republic. Judges are supposed to hear both sides of an argument, but, one-sided decisions are being handed down here.
I would like to send a special message to Justice Yahya Afridi: Given the state of law and human rights in the country, you should take a stand against this injustice and become an honorable part of history, rather than playing a disgraceful role like Qazi Faez Isa.
Voices of media and social media have been silenced through the draconian amendments to the PECA law. State of the internet in the country is evident to all. The economy has suffered a loss of $1.7 billion. The country is experiencing a rapid brain drain, with 1.7 million people having moved abroad. Economic devastation and unemployment have left the entire nation distressed.
We demanded commissions be formed to investigate May 9th (2023) and November 26th (2024) because we knew that negotiations were a mere facade. Forming a commission on the events of February 8th (2024) was way out of their league. Had their intentions been sincere, they would have established commissions on May 9th and November 26th to uncover the truth, as these were matters related to human rights violations that required immediate action. However, nothing was done. The establishment murdered unarmed civilians on November 26th when they ordered opening fire on them.
The country’s most notorious money launderers have been imposed as rulers upon the nation. Intelligence agencies kept informing us for 30 years about how these two families looted the country. They themselves showed us files on the Surrey Palace and Mayfair flats. NAB was set to recover Rs 1,100 billion, and during our tenure, we successfully recovered Rs 480 billion because we were serious about accountability. In contrast, in the previous 17 years, only Rs 80–90 billion had been recovered. However, amendments were made to NAB laws to dismiss all corruption cases against these two families. Cases involving Maqsood Chaprasi, Mayfair properties, One Hyde Park bribery, and the Omni Group were all closed. At first, we were informed about their corruption, yet now, through rigging, they have been imposed on us simply because their expertise lies in appeasing the establishment. The military has destroyed its own credibility by installing faces that the public has rejected, creating resentment among the masses. This fraudulent system can only survive through crushing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and keeping our people unjustly incarcerated, ensuring that the puppet government remains in place and the electoral fraud is not revealed. Any survey will reveal the growing chasm between the public and the military.
Where democracy flourishes, progress follows. The examples of East and West Germany are before us. East Germany suffered under dictatorship, while West Germany thrived under democracy. After 50 years, the world witnessed how democracy propelled West Germany’s development. The Soviet Union is another example—it was progressing rapidly in the 1970s, but within 15 to 20 years, authoritarianism and policies akin to abducting voices of dissent led to its downfall, while the United States surged ahead.”