PTI urges global forums to notice 'alarmingly violent situation in Pakistan'.

ISLAMABAD -- In less than a week, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parAty for the second time approached the global forums including InAter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) among others against its alleged political victimisation and assassiAnation attempts on Imran Khan.

PTI leader and former NationAal Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in a letter written to the President of Geneva-based IPU Mr Duarte PaAcheco urged to take 'urgent notice' of the situation and play his role in protecting Pakistan from 'the monAster of political genocide, the anniAhilation of democracy and mayhem'. Similar letters have been written to other forums.

Earlier this week, Senior Vice PresAident PTI Dr Shireen Mazari had apAproached the UN special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishAment Dr Alice Jill Edwards against the 'custodial torture' of party leadAers and workers allegedly by the 'state of Pakistan'.

In a Twitter statement, Qaiser unAderlined that he in his capacity as former speaker NA has also decided to inform the various internationAal forums including United Nations, UN Human Rights Council, CommonAwealth Parliamentary Association and the two houses of the British Parliament about the illegal policies and severe violations of the human rights by the incumbent regime.

'I am compelled to reach out and inform you of the alarmingly violent situation in Pakistan,' he said in the letter written to IPU. He added that severe and grave violations of human rights including abductions, assassiAnation attempts, custodial torture, and enforced disappearances were being committed against PTI politAical workers, leaders, former and current lawmakers by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) led ruling alliance in connivance with the law enforcement agencies. He also said that Chairman...