\u201cPTI founder has all rights according to Constitution, law, and international standards,\u201d says Azam Nazeer Tarar
\n ISLAMABAD
\nLaw Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar issued a response to a UN report \u2014 which termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan\u2019s detention arbitrary and in violation of international law \u2014 and called the arrest and cases against him an \u201cinternal matter\u201d.
\n\u201cThe PTI founder has all the rights according to the country\u2019s constitution and law and international standards,\u201d said the law minister in a statement issued on Tuesday.
\nImran has been facing a slew of charges ranging from corruption to terrorism since his removal as the premier.
\nThe PTI founder has been in jail since last August and was convicted in some cases ahead of a nationwide election earlier this year. He is also fighting dozens of other cases which are continuing.
\nTarar said that the former prime minister is in jail as a convicted prisoner, adding that as an independent state, the constitution and existing laws are enforced by the courts in Pakistan.
\nThe minister further said that the relief granted to the PTI founder in several cases is a manifestation of a transparent and fair trial judicial system.
\n\u201cAny demand beyond the Constitution, law, and international principles will be called discriminatory, biased and against justice,\u201d Tarar emphasised.
\nOn Monday, the Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in an opinion said that the jailed politician should be \u201creleased immediately\u201d.
\nThe group had said: \u201cAppropriate remedy would be to release Mr Khan immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law\u201d.
\nIt added that the legal woes for the former prime minister were part of a \u201cmuch larger campaign of repression\u201d against him and his party.
\nAfter the UN body\u2019s report, the US State Department asked Pakistan to respect people\u2019s fundamental human rights.
\nPrincipal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said the US officials have consistently and privately and publicly urged Pakistan to respect the rights of its people in line with its constitution and international commitments.
\n\u201cWe urge the Government of Pakistan to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression, freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and the freedom of religion as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cPTI founder has all rights according to Constitution, law, and international standards,\u201d says Azam Nazeer Tarar ISLAMABAD Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar issued a response to a UN report \u2014 which termed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan\u2019s detention arbitrary and in violation of international law \u2014 and called the arrest and cases against him […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-415971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n