The World Must Not Look Away

International observers, rights groups, and foreign governments must confront the dreadful spectacle unfolding in Pakistan. What we are witnessing is not a mere political crisis but the clinical annihilation of constitutional democracy—a brutal descent orchestrated by General Asim Munir, whose regime’s disregard for law and humanity echoes the darkest chapters of history. Martial law would have been merciful in comparison; today, “Asim Law” reigns—a grotesque caricature of governance that blends the ruthlessness of Nazi methodology and the infamy of Yazeed, casting a chilling shadow across Pakistan.

Imran Khan: From Victor to Victim of State Vendetta

Imran Khan’s transformation from cricketing icon and elected Prime Minister to a symbol of resistance, suffering in a death cell, stands as a damning indictment of Pakistan’s collapse. Subjected to torture, denied basic contact with his family for seven months, and confined in isolation 22 hours a day, Khan’s treatment is nothing short of barbaric. He has been denied access to even the simplest human rights: his family, his lawyers, his books, and even clean water. This is not incarceration; it is state-sanctioned torture.

The Anatomy of Tyranny

Under Asim Munir, the tactics used to crush dissent are state-of-the-art in their cruelty and cynicism:

• Military courts have been revived to short-circuit judicial independence, effectively snuffing out any pretense of civilian oversight.
• Elections were brazenly rigged by individuals like Sikandar Raja, who, instead of facing justice, were rewarded with career advancement as a reward for subverting the will of the people.
• The “Dakku Duffer Alliance” of cronies, masquerading as a government, has hijacked every conceivable state institution, filling critical posts with loyal lackeys of the Chief, not the nation.
• Peaceful civilians were met with live gunfire on November 26—testimony to a regime that sees the people as enemies, not citizens.

The Judiciary: From Guardian to Grave-Digger

The role of the judiciary is perhaps the greatest tragedy: Pakistan’s legal system now operates as an extension of Asim Munir’s will. Judges in Islamabad High Court refuse to hear Imran Khan’s appeals for over seven months. Military courts have been legalized, and puppet judges installed specifically to dismantle the opposition and destroy PTI. In this lawless jungle, amendments are concocted solely to pave the way for further tyranny and the systemic destruction of democratic opposition.

Absolute Power, Absolute Corruption

The Call to Action: For Pakistan, and for Humanity

The world cannot stand by as Pakistan is consumed by this mafia-ruled circus. There is no room left for negotiation with those who have weaponized the institutions of state for private gain. This is not mere oppression; it is the systematic suffocation of an entire nation.

• International courts must be seized of these human rights violations at once.
• Barrister Gohar, Salman Akram Raja, and Ali Amin Gandapur are urged to lead a national movement for justice on August 5—this is the hour of reckoning.
• Every peace march must be globally amplified; silence on such lawless cruelty is complicity.

A Regime Without Legitimacy

Let it be recorded: the regime of Asim Munir and his accomplices will be remembered not as mere oppressors, but as historic villains. There will be no forgiveness—for the torture of Imran Khan, the desecration of democracy, or the hijacking of the hopes of 240 million souls. This is not martial law. It is “Asim Law”—the law of the barbarian.

Let every stakeholder, from world capitals to the corridors of international justice, treat this as the red line it so clearly is. Pakistan’s survival as a nation, and the cause of global democracy, demands nothing less.

This editorial is a call for urgent intervention—before another chapter of darkness is written, and one of the world’s largest nations is lost to the law of brute force.