Pakistan: PTI chief Imran Khan rejects offer of house arrest, demands release of

Incarcerated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan alleged that he was offered the option of house arrest in exchange for agreeing to negotiations However Khan rejected the offer saying that political prisoners must first be releasedSpeaking to lawyers and journalists at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Thursday Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI chief Khan described the year 2024 as a challenging year for PakistanIn his post on X Khan said The proposal I received for a deal was Negotiate with us and we will give your party political space but you will be placed under house arrest and moved to Bani Gala My response was that all other political prisoners must first be released I would rather stay in jail than accept any deal I will neither go into house arrest nor to any jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa My message to my nation is to not lose heart your captain is standing firmKhan also called on overseas Pakistanis to join a campaign to boycott remittancesHe criticized the lack of attention to the rule of law in the country which he said had led to investors withdrawing their capital and factories shutting down Khan argued that had the rule of law been prioritized Pakistan would have attracted investments stabilising the countrys economySpeaking about the use of military courts in trials of citizens and the divergence of Pakistans intelligence agencies towards political engineering and dismantling PTI Khan said A transparent trial is a fundamental constitutional right of citizens Trying cases in military courts has violated the basic rights of citizens and has caused severe embarrassment for Pakistan at an international levelHe added Intelligence agencies are meant to safeguard our borders and prevent terrorism Who will guard our borders if their focus is on political engineering and dismantling PTI They must rethink their policies Afghanistan has been bombed twice Earlier it was claimed that forcibly repatriating refugees would reduce terrorism but it only fueled hatred which is detrimental to regional peace Not once did Bilawal when he was the Foreign Minister visit Afghanistan although that should have been the priority I had even told General Rtd Bajwa to not replace General Rtd Faiz because the situation in Afghanistan would be very different after the US forces exited However he was making decisions to enable his own extension rather than to benefit Pakistan Which is why Pakistan suffered as there was an increase in terrorismAs per Pakistan TehreekIInsaaf Imran Khan has been in jail for over 500 days nowThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever