{"id":544126,"date":"2026-05-02T01:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=544126"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:09:28","slug":"imran-khans-1000-days-in-custody-a-black-chapter-zahir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/imran-khans-1000-days-in-custody-a-black-chapter-zahir\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan\u2019s 1,000 days in custody a black chapter: Zahir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Mardan<br \/>\nFormer Provincial Minister and Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Zahir Shah Toru, has termed the completion of 1,000 days of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s incarceration as a \u201cblack chapter\u201d in the country\u2019s political history.<br \/>\nIn a detailed statement issued on Friday, Toru highlighted that the former Prime Minister is being kept in \u201cextraordinary and harsh conditions,\u201d alleging that basic human rights are being ignored and necessary medical facilities are being denied. He stated that such treatment of the leader of the country\u2019s largest public party raises serious questions about democratic values in Pakistan.<br \/>\nPaying tribute to the party\u2019s grassroots, Toru noted that thousands of PTI workers have faced political victimization, arrests, and injuries, while many embraced \u201cmartyrdom\u201d in the struggle for their leader\u2019s release and the restoration of \u201ctrue democracy.\u201d He emphasized that despite these challenges, the morale of the workers remains high.<br \/>\n\u201cThis struggle is not merely for the release of an individual; it is for the supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law, and the respect of the public mandate,\u201d Toru remarked.<br \/>\n He added that the nation has always stood against oppression and injustice, and this movement will eventually reach its logical conclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mardan Former Provincial Minister and Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Zahir Shah Toru, has termed the completion of 1,000 days of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s incarceration as a \u201cblack chapter\u201d in the country\u2019s political history. 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