However, observers caution that Khan should not be written out of politics quite yet. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KARACHI - Throngs of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have been arrested. Media columnists considered sympathetic to him have been intimidated. Key allies have resigned from his party, saying they had been threatened with criminal charges and arrests.
In recent weeks, more than 100 senior and midlevel party officials, including two former chief ministers, a former governor and several former Cabinet ministers, have left his party, known as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI. While observers caution that Khan should not be written out of politics quite yet, the sudden and widespread defections are a stunning turnabout for Khan, who had demonstrated an ability to counter the military’s influence after being ousted from office in a vote of no confidence last year.in the many cases that prosecutors have recently brought against him.
The move drew widespread condemnation from human rights groups as a violation of international law. Two journalists have also been charged with treason and accused of instigating the protesters to attack military buildings.
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