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| Cases on Imran Khan: Why is United State Secretary General ' statement so important? |
The Secretary General of the United Nations is aware of the trial against Imran Khan on charges of terrorism and has emphasized that the law should be followed impartially in this regard.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has been named in a terrorism case last Sunday for threatening a female judge and police officers during his address at a public meeting. Imran Khan threatened to file cases against IG and DIG of Islamabad Police and said, 'We will not leave you.'
The case has added to the already ongoing political tension in the country and PTI activists are ready to protest due to the fear of Imran Khan's possible arrest.
The highly divided and tense situation of Pakistan is being discussed outside the country as well. The measures taken by the government to deal with the opposition and the economic crisis, the discussions in the speeches in the PTI meetings and the political strategy are also being seen.
The Secretary General of the United Nations is aware of the trial against Imran Khan on charges of terrorism and has emphasized that the law should be followed impartially in this regard.
The spokesperson of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said this in response to a question asked during a press briefing on Monday.
Spokesman Stephen Dujarric said that the head of the United Nations is aware of the allegations against Imran Khan and has said that a diligent, independent and impartial legal process is needed in this regard.
The spokesperson added that the Secretary General called for de-escalation and respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental civil liberties.
Apart from this, the spokesperson of the US State Department, Ned Price, has also said that the US is also aware of the allegations against Imran Khan, but this is an internal matter of Pakistan.
He said that America supports a peaceful democratic, constitutional and legal process in Pakistan.
Although the statement of the Secretary General of the United Nations has come out in response to a question asked in the press briefing, but how important is it and to what extent the statements of international leaders can affect the situation in Pakistan.
Iftikhar Malik, professor of international relations at Bath Spa University, UK, says that the Secretary General of the United Nations is the representative of the whole world. This stance of his is showing his concern but he has not supported Imran Khan.
In Pakistan at present, all institutions including the bureaucracy are suffering from division, the whole society seems to be divided. For this reason, apart from the United Nations, the European Union, many friendly countries of Pakistan are also concerned. But they can only show their concern about the situation in Pakistan, they cannot talk openly.
Speaking to The Time News Today from Islamabad, Professor Iftikhar Malik said that the political situation in Pakistan is so divided that international leaders are very careful in their statements because any statement can be seen in a certain context. And the statement can be controversial.
In the opinion of some political observers, the statement of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will surely give this encouragement to PTI and its allies. Not only Pakistanis but also the world will look at the legal phase Imran Khan is going through. Is.
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