The Cricket Hero
Cricket hero philanthropist Politician in a series of films since 2011 people and power has
tracked the rice of Imran Khan from when his political party began to make
waves to the dashed hopes of the 2013 Election and his first 100 days in power
after he become Pakistan’s prime minister in 2018, outed from power in 2022. When
we began Imran Khan for fourth film
The following summer his political career at its most perilous, Now with
khan behind B and His party’s symbol left off the ballot we ask whether
pakistan’s latest political storm will put an end to his movement and what that
means for democracy in the country,
Lahore
June 2023
This is home of Imran Khan sports hero turned.
Politician he was ousted as prime minister in 2022 in parliamentary vote
of no confidence a year later he was charged with corruption and jailed for two
(2 weeks) we arrived Pakistan just after his release in the aftermath of Khan’s Arrest,
We wanted to see if the could hold His Party together only a few years
ago this house was surrounded by passionate supporters waving green and red
Flags,
What Khan’s described as the tsunami,
Support today is restrained. Khan was facing a slew of new charges.
(Khan Say’s) it is joke what is going on there now I my cases have
crossed on and a half century. I mean I’m well On my way towards my double century, it’s 150 Odd cases Now 54 or 4.5.6 case when I
was in jail, when I was inside the jail, when I was cut off from everyone they
still had six criminal cases against me,
(Report)
Imran Khan arrest on may the 9th 2023, sparked Nationwide
protests his supporters blamed the Pakistani army, within hours in
unprecedented scenes. Building linked to the armed forces were attacked by
crowds across the country,
The authorities responded with a fierce Crackdown
( Imran Khan )
The government acts with impunity they can up anyone they want all they
have to do is belong to my party PTI or supporters or even ticktokers or people
on social media
(Rport)
who are supporting within a month, Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e-insaf a
party or PTI appeared destroyed,
( Khan)
We reckon they picked up about 10,000 of our people so far and they’re
picking up on a daily basis the rest of my leadership which is still not in
jails and the workers they’re all underground no one is living in their houses
and unfortunately judiciary which is the
only hope right now but they’re under so much pressure because it’s just out
and out naked show of power, The Establishment is behind it the A dictatorial
government of course knows that if they are Election they’ll be wiped out so
they are supporting these draconian measures,
(report)
By June almost 40 senior PTI leaders were arrested or Had resigned.
Marsh those who weren’t arrested were in hiding the man who succeeded
han’s prime minister shahbaz sharif publically denied that the arrests
were politically motivated,
PTI Vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qurashi been released from prison
the previous evening,
(Shah Say )
Well jail is not a very pleasant place to be in and solitary confinement
is tuff,
( Report)
Th Crowd are lawyers from northern Punjab there to show support for PTI,
(Khan Speech Lawyers)
This system will Not work and the oppression and injustice they’re
enforcing will nit prevail. These injustices were all planned beforhan.
It was all planned to crush the PTI. They want to hold elections when
the PTI won’t be able to participate. When all the senior Leader are in
jails. Now you have a big duty, first
and foremost, you’ve got to get the workers released from jail.
Member Tayyaba Raja,
30 years Old asocial media influencer throwing her head scarf at police
then being roughly man handed by officers. She’s been in prison since that,
Tayyaba’s father Ashiq Ali Work
as a mechanic near Islamabad,
( Fathers Say)
I got to know of the news at 5am.
She was calling them brother, she even threw her veil and they still
dragged her aaway.
I call on the chief of the Army, Please have mercy on our kids and
release them, you might have daughters granddaughters, sisters of your
own, don’t side with the politicians,
they’re now. But won’t be here tomorrow. My heart is crying tears of blood,
Tayyaba,s case is represented by lawyer Khadija Siddiqe
(Lawyer)
I’m not linked to PTI in any way, I’m not part of PTI group.
Tayyab seen here in white was being held in a cell with four other women
all accused of instigating attacks on army property,
So basically all these women they are behind bars for over 100 days and
the trial has not commenced so the bails that were filed 2 months ago of these
women are still pending in the Lahore high court and they are being delayed on
one pretext or the other so this is the code of criminal procedure that has the
statutory section for entitlement of a female accused to post arrest bail, so
this is very crucial in our case because we are solely entitled as per our
gender for the female petitioners to be granted bail they have the right to
post arrest bail in these cases, the law states that it does not matter whether
the female is charged with a bail able or
non-bail able offense irrespective of whatever category of offense the female
is charged with she’s entitled to bail, but in these cases we see that these
women are merely kept behind bars for the sole purpose that they a vice,
( Rport)
Imran Khan was heading to court his security team prepared for the 4-hour
drive to Islamabad, in the last year Khan has survived to is assassination attempts,
( Iftikhar Ghumman chief imran khan personal scurity )
The first things we don’t have the with weapons the guards they withdraw all the guards about month and a half ago obviously
can happen anywhere and the government is not providing us security even the
mandate what is the ex prime minster have government is saying yes, he have threat
from the terrorist but they leave him alone without security.
Khan was scheduled to appear in hearing at three different courts
(khan Say)
Q; Where is our first appearance ?
Ans; First in the high court,
Because the judicial one will be late.
We’ll first go to the High court for bail.
Q; What’s the plan for today ?
Khan Say, Courts what’s the problem for today well. I have to appear in
court, I have 17 bails so it’ll take a while today going through all these
bails.
( Report)
A hearing in Islamabad a month earlier, Khan was arrested while he was
still on the grounds of the high court.
Khan Say; Well you know like today whenever I go to courts and in
Islamabad, always think there’s a possibility that they could put me in jail
because there are so many cases you know we have law of the jungle right now
might is right there’s no protection no fundamental rights are protected against
this might which is this, you know undeclared martial in Pakistan,
( Report)
Khan’s election win in2018 was widely seen to have supported by the army
now he’s become their most vocal opponent. Now that the gloves are off do you
think you can ever like can you ever peel it back to have a good relationship
with them
(khan)
it’s a strange situation it’s
unprecedented in Pakistan, you never have a situation, where the army or the
military establishment is standing against the people of the Pakistan, they’re
petrified of election because they know that my party will win the election.
(report)
Pakistan’s military did not respond to our request for comment on the
matters raised in this Article, But it is previously denied being behind the
crackdown against the PTI, when we joined khan elections were scheduled for
October 2023, 4 months away,
Khan Say, In the last months out
of 37 by elections, my party has swept 30 of them hence you are seeing this
crackdown, where all these cases on me. Over 10,000 0f my workers in jail,
party banned from media, so it’s only happening because the ruling Elite is
petrified, that if there are elections we will be swept back into power.
(Report)
Allegations surfaced that some senior PTI leaders, who were only freed
from custody after publicly condemning the destruction of army property and
distancing themselves from khan,
Q; Just to crackdown and the people who have left, your party especially
the high-profile, people how do you feel about that ?
Ans; what should I say a bit
disappointed in some of them because I mean they really benefited from being in
the party and they had they were just unknown people who come into prominence
because of being in the party, and them leaving the party under pressure
clearly there’s pressure on them. By the military establishment but right now
people are terrorized by this crackdown but I think this political engineering
they’re trying to do to eliminate the biggest political party in the country
actually means eliminating democracy in the country,
During our time in Pakistan, Imran khan image was rarely if ever shown
on National Television.
Q; what is the censorship on you
and PTI at the moment ?
Ans; Complete ban we’re not
allowed on electronic media even on print media. Only negative stuff nothing
positive,
Q; How important are these Youtube channels as platforms in Pakistan today
?
Ans; they have gained great significance High viewership because the
mainline channels are now all controlled censored and people get their
information from Youtube
Imran Khan’s Convoy from Lahore reached Islamabad, The sight of his
arrest just a few weeks earlier.
Q; Khan up you seem really relaxed ?
Ans; yeah I’m Relaxed prepared
for all eventualities
Q; Iftkhar, Are you too ?
Iftkhar Ans ; Relaxed. I’m
concerned I’m not relaxed, I’m worried but my leader is relaxed obviously we
should be worried because there’s no protection on place and what is required
as a security point of views there’s no security in place you know,
(report)
August 2022, a gunman attacked khan’s convoy shooting the former prime
minister in the leg, khan’s guards had their weapon seized by the caretaker
government. Now they could only protect him with these ballistic plates, the
bulletproof bubble made its way into the court complex, Khan signed in eve the even inside the
supposedly secure building, his guards weren’t taking any chances, our camera
wasn’t allowed inside the courtroom,
After a few hours the hearing Finished,
Khan’s Advocate. Salman safder
We approached the Islamabad High Court and altogether there were nine
bail applications,
Reporter
After khan’s arrest the vandalization of army property had shocked the
nation though the PTI leadership condemned the destruction blame was placed at
the highest levels and khan faced charges of terrorism the exact number of
those detained after the May 9th protest is not clear because the whereabouts
of several people,
Khan’s Back to Islamabad Final destination was the national
accountability bureau where he faced corruption charges,
Campaigning against corruption was hen’s platform to power charges from
this court would eventually lead to this downfall, throughout the month more
criminal cases were steadily filed against,
Khan’s then in August 2023 it happened, khan was arrested from his home
in Lahore,
Found guilty of corruption sentenced to three years in
Thanks For
Name, Muhammad Idrees Makhdoom
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