The US has expressed concern over the raids on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) offices and the arrest of its leaders.
It should be noted that yesterday the series of arrests of PTI leaders started once again. PTI President Lahore Asghar Gujjar and Tehreek-e-Insaf Lahore Secretary General Hafiz Zeeshan Rasheed and leader Yasir Geelani were raided by the police and arrested while the PTI central office was also sealed.
On the other hand, the members of the National Assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf set up a strike camp outside the Parliament after the arrests of PTI leaders and the sealing of the office. On this occasion, PTI Chairman Barrister Gauhar announced that the symbolic hunger strike camp will continue from 3 to 7 pm daily.
Apart from this, the Islamabad Police has named 12 members of the media cell including the Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Rauf Hassan in the case, while they have also been arrested.
In this regard, Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, said in response to a question in a press briefing on Saturday that as a spokesperson, I am personally disturbed when I see the arrest of a spokesperson, when we see the arrests of opposition leaders, it is always They are worried.
Matthew Miller added that he wants to see the rule of law and equal justice in Pakistan, and supports respect for human rights such as freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Pakistan, stressing that these principles are enshrined in Pakistan’s constitution and laws. To be respected accordingly.
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According to the spokesperson, ‘we demand that the sanctity of these principles be ensured according to the constitution and law of Pakistan.’
“We believe all protests should be peaceful. We support the right of Americans to protest. It is one of the things that makes America great and our democracy strong,” said a spokesperson for the US State Department.
He further said that people speak their minds through protests, all protests should be peaceful in any case.
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It should be noted that Matthew Miller, in one of his previous press briefings, expressed concern over the Pakistan government’s announcement regarding the banning of Tehreek-e-Insaaf, calling it ‘the beginning of a complex political process’.
In response to the question of banning Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, he said that ‘We have seen the government’s statements regarding the banning of a political party in Pakistan, this is the beginning of a complicated political process.’