HYDERABAD  JAN  22     :     In the run-up to general elections, former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has called for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to have equal standing and has issued a warning that a lack of transparency in the electoral process will lead to increased “instability,” according to Pakistan-based Dawn.

After the Toshakhana case hearing, Imran Khan cautioned media at Adiala Jail that further “instability and uncertainty” would follow if free and fair elections were not held. In order to prevent them from running in elections, he added, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidates “are being harassed and detained” by the government.

Imran Khan stated that the establishment could not “dismantle the party since it has roots in the masses” in reference to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf crackdown. He told “turncoats” that if they left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, their political career would end, according to a Dawn newspaper.

The former cricket player turned politician charged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s intra-party elections were purposefully postponed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in order to justify “stern and sudden action” that would strip the party of its electoral symbol.

Imran Khan emphasized the President of Pakistan’s attempts to defuse the political tension, saying Arif Alvi attempted to mediate but was unable. Speaking about Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan declared that attempts to force a “absconder” upon Pakistan will result in “irreparable loss.”

According to the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Nawaz Sharif canceled his rally in Layyah because the PML-N lacked the capacity to put on a powerful display. He asserted that even if he is only released from prison a few days before the election, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will have the “biggest ever” assembly.

Speaking about his legal battles, Imran Khan claimed that the order in this regard had not been public, even though the Lahore High Court had dismissed his appeal about the rejection of nomination papers, Dawn reported.

He claimed that Nawaz Sharif had received a clean slate from the courts and was free to run for office, saying that his appeal against disqualification was not being considered. The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf stated that a different case he filed against human rights abuses has been sitting before the Supreme Court for a while.

According to Imran Khan, Pakistan did not have a legal system. He did, however, add that as a politician, he would “play till the last ball” and would not impose his own laws.

An hour before the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s “virtual power show” was set to air on social media platforms like YouTube, internet services in Pakistan were disrupted at approximately 7 p.m. local time.

Dawn claimed that live data reveal “a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube,” according to a post shared on X by Global Internet Monitor Netblocks.

“The incident comes as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party of persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan, launches its second virtual gathering,” said Netblocks on X.

Some internet service providers (ISPs) notified their clients that there may be a “degradation” in their network causing internet problems in relation to these outages.

In a message, an ISP with its headquarters in Islamabad stated, “Our teams are already working for the earliest resolution.” We apologize for the inconvenience, Dawn stated.

 Nonetheless, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has linked these disruptions to their online gathering. “Shame on the caretakers that are causing damage to Pakistanis only, and this was the proof of what they intend to do on February 8, but the people are aware of all such moves,” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesman Raoof Hassan stated.