Pakistan Minister Says Imran Khan’s Jail is Critical to Stability

In a controversial statement, the Pakistani minister said that the country’s stability depends on keeping Imran Khan in prison until 2029. Federal Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal assured that the release of the 71-year-old PTI leader could spark renewed unrest, affecting economic stability.

Iqbal, also Secretary General of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, highlighted the public sentiment. “People come to us and say that if Pakistan is to make progress, Imran Khan must be kept in jail for five years,” Iqbal told reporters. Khan, who has been imprisoned since August last year on various charges, was described by Iqbal as an “angry man”. He argued that sustained government policies were crucial to the country’s progress.

On the other hand, former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry criticized Iqbal’s remarks. Chaudhry alleged that the current government’s political and economic strategy is based on Khan’s imprisonment. Responding to these allegations on social media platform X, Iqbal insisted that the idea of ​​detaining Khan was not a ploy by the government but a sentiment shared by the public. Iqbal further criticized Khan’s previous term, saying it offered little more than soup kitchens.

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