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The US State Department has said that PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest was Pakistan’s internal matter.
“Cases against Imran Khan and other politicians on Pakistan are an internal matter,” US State Department’s spokesperson was quoted by Dawn as saying.
The spokesperson added: “We call for the respect of democratic principles and the rule of law in Pakistan, as we do around the world.”
The former Prime Minister of Pakistan was detained in connection with the Toshakhana affair.
However, impartial experts believe it would exacerbate the political turmoil.
Michael Kugelman, a South Asian affairs specialist at the Wilson Center in Washington, tweeted: “Not long ago, Pakistan’s political crisis appeared to be easing a bit, with the government pledging to step down and make way for a caretaker to prepare for elections.”
Mohsin Dawar, a member of Pakistan’s National Assembly who is now in North America, tweeted: “One PM was convicted on an iqama and now another on selling a wristwatch.” Politicians are discredited by such insignificant issues, while “others” get away with more severe charges.
“Politicians keep getting used and then are discarded like Imran Khan. We keep going round and round in circles,” he wrote.
Several Khan fans gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to protest his arrest and yelled pro-Khan slogans.
Source:IANS
