PTI approaches world against 'victimisation'.

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and other global forums against what "political victimisation, assassination attempts and attacks on PTI - the largest political party in Pakistan". The letter has been written by Asad Qaiser - former National Assembly speaker - as he felt it was his responsibility to inform the various forums of the world about the "illegal policies and severe violations" of human rights by this "fascist government", a private TV channel reported. Through his letter, the former speaker urged the global forums to take "urgent notice" of the situation and "play your role in protecting the people of Pakistan from the monster of political genocide, the annihilation of democracy and mayhem".

"As [a] former speaker, [of] the National Assembly of Pakistan, I am compelled to reach out and inform you of the alarmingly violent situation in Pakistan, severe and grave violations of human rights including, abduction, assassination attempts, custodial torture, enforced disappearances, inhuman treatment and murder or eminent journalists and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political workers, leaders, former and current Members of Parliament, including [the] former prime minister of Pakistan, the current Chairman Tehreek-Insaf, Mr. Imran Ahmed Niazi by the present PDM government in Pakistan in connivance with the law enforcement agencies," he wrote.

Informing the global forums that the PTI is the most popular political party in Pakistan, Qaiser told the IPU that after heavy political horse trading in "peculiar" political circumstances, the party resigned from the...