In an uncivilized turn of events, the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan was manhandled at the Punjab University Campus today. He was later arrested by the police. A group of students kept him detained on the campus and later turned him over to the police. According to Dawn’s Report:
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan was arrested from outside the Punjab University’s new campus on Wednesday after he had been manhandled and detained in the campus allegedly by activists of the Islami Jamiat Talaba. Imran Khan had gone to the university at the invitation of a joint action committee of students.
The visit had been approved by Qazi Hussain Ahmed, chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, to which the IJT is affiliated. On his arrival at the campus, the PTI chief was confronted reportedly by a group of IJT activists who kicked him around and punched him. They took him to a room in the Centre for High Energy Physics and detained him there for about 45 minutes.
This is an interesting (and sad) turn of events. Imran Khan’s party and the mother party of IJT are both partners in APDM. Imran and Qazi have been seen together in many media photo shoots for the past year or so. Will today’s action by IJT guys will cause long term bad-blood between the two parties? It is left to be seen.
We strongly believe that inspite of political differences, no person deserves physical bashing and humiliation as was met out to Imran. Political differences should never be taken to such extreme where people use force to get their point across. It is wrong. Shame on those who manhandled him. I was recently reading an article on political bashing in the Wall Street Journal. It had a punch line which just kept resonating with me. It read:
Our politics suffer when passions overcome reason and vitriol becomes virtue.
Details on Imran’s manhandling can be read here, here, here and here.
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On a side note, Daily Times is confirming that Aaj TV has been allowed to resume broadcast on the condition that the shows “Live with Talat” and “Bolta Pakistan” will not be run.
Talat Hussain says they will resist the infringement of their rights, or resign. Let us see…
I am a former IJT rukn, but I feel myself very very ashamed after what happened in PU yesterday.
“They (Jamiat) dont know what have they done, there are only few heroes Pakistani Nation has produced and Imran is definitely one of them.
I dont know how this damage will be repaired…I mean damage done to IJT by IJT, if at all it could be repaired.
For Imran Khan I would say nothing can bring him down, he does not need to stage any drama to increase his popularity as he is already at its peak.
I am also a Mohajir, and very serious cricket follower but dont know why he is being termed as anti Mohajir, just because he didn’t let Miandad complete his triple century?
He gave more encouragement to cricketers from Karachi then any other captain to date.
Imran Khan: May Allah bless you, keep up the good mission you have taken.
I would suggest, if we have some respect for the only hero we have produced then our team should stop playing the Indian series and come back as a protest this is the least we can do to get him out for what he has done for us, but unfortunately we are quite a shamelss bunch of people living under the stupid umbrella of Islamic republic of Pakistan.
Imran khan is not very smart person but has good intentions. Now My most concern is not Imran , Bhutto or Nawaz. My concern is Enemies of Pakistan.They are in Pakistan and they are trying to destabilized Pakistan.What surprises me is that Media and people like Imran Khan are either ignoring this danger or simply stupid.
Media has failed to talk about the crimes of BeNazir but treating her like a hero. Media has failed to talk about extremists killing innocents in the name of Islam. Pakistan is a nuke power and must act like civilized nation or give up Nukes.
If mushraf does not go after extremists then put yourself in the shoes of USA, India and Israel . These countries will do whatever it takes to disarm Pakistan from Nukes.
And I would not blame them.
Do what is in the interest of Pakistan and run PAkistan like a Business. Shake hands with Israel, India and to the countries where pakistan can profit.
Look at people of Pakistan they are hopeless. They have given up. Worry about these people. Not about Benazir and Zardari.
Give a chance to Mushraf, trust him if he is saying he is placing Pakistan on his top list. The interest of Pakistan is his first priority.
Other PJ of Q&A of ARY all other journalists has acted like jahaliet. They are no less than someone who is burning tires on the streets of Pakistan.
Support & vote for Imran inshallah . !
khairulbashar sahab, why not give yourself and others the right to not vote for him?
We must join daily protests on campuses, big and small, all across Pakistan demanding Imran’s release.
This way Govt will know that if any harm comes to him, there will be uncontrollable reprecussions.
PAKISTAN RISE NOW.
Samad, Bravo, You said it. Wish a good soul in whole Nation. I don’t know you meant it or it was also just empty words. I don’t see a single honest person in whole of Pakistan. Even all the leaders among pakistanis living aboard are nothing but bad, liars and irrational.