As opposition parties in Pakistan form a united front for a “political revolution” to “bring law and order” in the country, the Imran Khan-led government has launched multiple crackdowns against opposition leaders using sedition law.
The latest case under the sedition law was filed against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir “premier” Raja Mohammad Farooq Ahmed Khan on October 1.A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by a local resident in Shahdra police station against the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader on the charges of criminal conspiracy for the “provocative speeches” he made in London to “defame Pakistan’s institutions”. Sharif’s daughter, Khan and three retired generals among 40 PML(N) leaders have also been named in the FIR
