UK PM Rishi Sunak says UK monitoring situation in Pakistan carefully

‘The arrest of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan is an internal matter for Pakistan but the UK was monitoring the situation carefully,” says Rishi Sunak.

In the violent clashes, there were around seven people killed and nearly 300 others injured across Pakistan in the last 24 hours in violent clashes between Imran Khan’s supporters and security forces.  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, “We support peaceful democratic processes and adherence to the rule of law and we are monitoring the situation carefully.”

said that the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was an internal matter of the country, but that the UK was monitoring the situation carefully.

Asked about the ongoing “civil unrest” in the country by Pakistan-born Conservative Party MP Rehman Chishti during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, Sunak responded by describing the UK-Pakistan bilateral relations as “long-standing and close”.

When questioned about the ongoing “civil unrest” in the country by Pakistan-born Conservative Party MP Rehman Chishti during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, Sunak responded by describing the UK-Pakistan bilateral relations as “long-standing and close”.

“The arrest of the former prime minister is an internal matter for Pakistan. We support peaceful democratic processes and adherence to the rule of law and we are monitoring the situation carefully,” said Sunak.

Chishti, a dual British and Pakistani citizen voiced concerns over the circumstances of the detention of Khan and his right to a fair trial.

“The United Kingdom has in the past sent observers to hearings around the world to ensure natural justice is done. Has the Prime Minister considered that?” he asked Sunak.

The parliamentary intervention in the UK came a day after Khan was arrested by paramilitary officers, triggering countrywide protests.

A large group of protesters also gathered outside the central London home of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo Nawaz Sharif and chanted slogans in favour of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following news of the arrest on Tuesday.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has declared that his party will challenge the decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to term the arrest of their party chief, Imran Khan, by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as “legal.”