Human rights proponents say that since supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan stormed military properties to protest his arrest, political repression in Pakistan has increased.
This week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that it is illegal to trial civilians in military courts. More than 100 people arrested by the military after supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan stormed military installations to protest his arrest on May 9 are directly impacted by the verdict.
A Christian woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy, is expected to leave the country after the Supreme Court upheld her acquittal on Tuesday