A key difference
Published in DAWN on August 17, 2025
THIS is
with reference to the editorial ‘Another attempt’ (Aug 6). The fact that there
has been no popular movement to get the jailed opposition party leader freed
despite two years of incarceration proves that the party and its leader are not
as popular as they believe, or they want others to believe.
They fully
expected that United States President Donald Trump would secure his release
from prison. That did not happen. They spent millions on lobbying in order to
persuade US Congressmen to do the bidding, but to no avail.
Recently,
his two sons flew to the US for the same purpose, and returned without any
result. They even spent a huge amount placing an advertisement in the New York
Times, calling attention to the man’s ‘plight’ and appealing for his release.
Where is all this money coming from?
Other
Pakistani leaders, past and present, have been jailed for periods much longer
than the former prime minister, but they did not go to any such length to
secure their release.
And, this is
despite the fact that the man has been jailed for corruption after an extended
legal process on the basis of tangible evidence that was available against him.
Perhaps the other political leaders who were jailed in the past did not have as
much wealth as he surely has.
Shakir
Lakhani
Karachi
https://www.dawn.com/news/1931427/a-key-difference
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