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Upon instructions from friends and family, I have submitted an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (@UN_SPExperts) copied to the Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression, Belief, and Association concerning the detention of @ImranKhanPTI 's sister Mrs Aleema Khan (@Aleema_KhanPK)
On 20 September 2026, Mrs Khan was seized from near her house in Lahore and the authorities, after first refusing to acknowledge that they had detained her, have now stated that she is being held under the draconian Punjab Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, which allows the authorities to order the detention of individuals without court approval.
It is clear that Mrs Aleema Khan has been targeted because of her support for her brother (@ImranKhanPTI) and because of her advocacy for democracy in Pakistan and we have submitted that her detention is unlawful and arbitrary, as it is without a proper legal basis and has taken place because of her exercise of her rights to freedom of expression, belief, and assembly, and in an attempt to dampen support for the legitimate public protest in support of Imran Khan planned for 27 September 2026.
After speaking up for Aleema following her seizure, her two sisters have now also been detained.
We ask you all to raise the case of Aleema Khan and her sisters wherever you are and for the international community to act for democracy in Pakistan.
@KhanShershah @MrsSFaisall @PTIofficial @PTIOfficialISB @PTIPunjabPK @SkyYaldaHakim
#ArbitraryDetention #Persecution #InternationalLaw #FreeAleemaKhan
Michael Polak retweeted
Imran Khan’s son says his father had previously warned that he could suffer a similar fate to former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi
Read more here independent.co.uk/asia/south…
Michael Polak retweeted
🇵🇰 #Pakistan: I am deeply alarmed by the sentencing of human rights lawyers @ImaanZHazir and @AdvHadiali to 10 years in prison each. The reported concerns surrounding their jail trial, including restrictions on their ability to communicate effectively with counsel, raise serious questions about due process and fair trial guarantees. (1/3)
Michael Polak retweeted
Imran Khans sister, Noreen Niazi 70+, has been hospitalized after having chest pain. Her family was not informed about her transfer nor was she allowed to meet her.
Imran Khan his wife, nephew, and now his sisters ; how many members of his family must suffer before the world finally speaks?
@UN @10DowningStreet @antonioguterres @pmillerinfo
Demand answers, proper medical care, and accountability for those responsible.
#قوم_کی_بیٹیوں_کو_رہا_کرو
#FreeImranKhanAndFamily
Michael Polak retweeted
Breaking | Surrey, Canada
“Terror Attack” — Narinder Singh Randhawa’s Car Burnt; Team Shaheed Nijjar’s Bus Also Targeted
The car belonging to Khalistan Referendum activist Narinder Singh Randhawa, who received an RCMP “Duty to Warn” notification and is facing death threats, was burnt.
The “car arson terror attack” occurred after Sikhs For Justice organized the China “Annex Arunachal Pradesh” — Khalistan Freedom March from the Chinese Consulate to the Indian Consulate, where Manjinder Singh, another “Duty to Warn” target, shredded the Indian Tiranga.
Team Shaheed Nijjar’s bus was also spray-painted with graffiti.
Narinder alleges that “followers of Modi’s violent Hindutva ideology carried out the attacks to stop my referendum campaign.”
“But this is my resolve and the ardas I offered with Shaheed Hardeep Singh Nijjar: I will continue to campaign for the freedom of Punjab until death.”
In the last two months, the RCMP has issued “Duty to Warn” notifications to Khalistan Referendum organizers Inderjeet Singh Gosal, Narinder Singh Randhawa and Manjinder Singh.
Breaking | Surrey, Canada
“Terror Attack” — Narinder Singh Randhawa’s Car Burnt; Team Shaheed Nijjar’s Bus Also Targeted
The car belonging to Khalistan Referendum activist Narinder Singh Randhawa, who received an RCMP “Duty to Warn” notification and is facing death threats, was burnt.
The “car arson terror attack” occurred after Sikhs For Justice organized the China “Annex Arunachal Pradesh” — Khalistan Freedom March from the Chinese Consulate to the Indian Consulate, where Manjinder Singh, another “Duty to Warn” target, shredded the Indian Tiranga.
Team Shaheed Nijjar’s bus was also spray-painted with graffiti.
Narinder alleges that “followers of Modi’s violent Hindutva ideology carried out the attacks to stop my referendum campaign.”
“But this is my resolve and the ardas I offered with Shaheed Hardeep Singh Nijjar: I will continue to campaign for the freedom of Punjab until death.”
In the last two months, the RCMP has issued “Duty to Warn” notifications to Khalistan Referendum organizers Inderjeet Singh Gosal, Narinder Singh Randhawa and Manjinder Singh.
Michael Polak retweeted
What Imran Khan and his family are being subjected to is indefensible. It is a flagrant violation of international human rights law. Yet foreign governments remain silent under the pretext of “preserving diplomatic relations with Pakistan.”
Let it be clear. Maintaining relations with an illegitimate regime at the expense of the Pakistani people is neither principled nor sustainable.
The greatest stakeholder in Pakistan is not a foreign business or a foreign government. It is the people of Pakistan.
The people of Pakistan have resisted the tyranny of Asim Munir’s regime and will continue to do so.
The days of this tyrannical regime are numbered.
Long live the resistance.
Long live Imran Khan.
Long live Pakistan.
Michael Polak retweeted
Imran Khan's son says no one has heard from imprisoned cricket legend for months - and that fears are growing trib.al/AVBEDNZ
Michael Polak retweeted
Another son forced on to social media & into politics by this venal Pakistani regime …
No one has seen or heard from my father since August, when he explicitly said that he was being tortured and that the regime was trying to kill him like Egypt’s government did Morsi. The UN Special Rapporteur on torture has repeatedly stated that his treatment amounts to torture. Pakistan’s fascist regime, led by military dictator Asim Munir, continue to ignore the Supreme Court order from August for my father to be assessed and treated at the private Shifa International Hospital, as well as for regular access to family visits and access to his lawyers. It is clear that they are trying to kill him as he is by far the most popular political figure in the country, and they fear him. If the worst happens, no one should make any mistake who is responsible. It is Asim Munir with the approval of the illegitimate Pakistani government. Every government that continues to legitimise this regime will be complicit in this and the resulting chaos and destabilisation it causes in the region. No state that is engaging in friendly relations with this fascist Pakistani regime can truly claim to uphold the values of democracy or human rights.
Michael Polak retweeted
Iran is executing athletes. Several more are now on death row. Please, please retweet as the only thing that has shown any potential to deter the regime is international scrutiny and pressure theguardian.com/global-devel…
Michael Polak retweeted
Today, the UK government announced the allocation of an additional £10 billion in aid to Ukraine.
This British assistance does not simply help Ukraine continue its fight. It is an impulse of resilience at a time when the enemy is trying to force Ukraine to capitulate through terror against peaceful cities. This is support that truly saves Ukrainian lives.
I am grateful to Prime Minister @andyburnham , His Majesty's Government and all the people of the United Kingdom for their principled stance and concrete actions within the framework of our strategic partnership. Thank you for standing alongside Ukraine in the fight for freedom, security and a just peace🇬🇧🇺🇦
Michael Polak retweeted
🚨Denial of basic human rights: @Noreen_KhanPK -Noreen Niazi has been admitted to Punjab Institute of Cardiology without notifying her family. Police have chained her ward door shut to keep them out.
Strongly condemn the unlawful isolation and this cruel treatment in the strongest terms. Authorities must allow her family inside and release a full report from her medical team immediately.
@FranceskAlbs @UNHumanRights
#ImranKhan
#FreeImranKhanAndFamily
#Pakistan
#HumanRights
@MichaelPolakLaw
For the past few hours, we have been receiving deeply concerning reports circulating on social media that my aunt, @Noreen_KhanPK Noreen Niazi, has been admitted to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
Our family was never informed.
We are now standing outside her ward trying to establish her medical condition. The ward door has been chained shut, with police preventing us, her own family, from entering or seeing her.
We are extremely concerned for her health and wellbeing.
My aunt has already endured more than a month in detention, isolated from her family. Now, even in hospital, we are being denied access to her.
What is her medical condition? Why was her family not informed? On whose orders are we being prevented from seeing her?
We demand immediate access to my aunt, a full medical update from her treating doctors, and assurances that she is receiving all necessary medical care.
@ImranKhanPTI
#ImranKhan
#FreeImranKhanAndFamily
Michael Polak retweeted
🇵🇰 IMRAN KHAN’S SISTER WAS TAKEN FROM JAIL TO HOSPITAL, AND HER FAMILY WASN’T EVEN TOLD - WTF!?!?
Noreen Niazi, 70, has been detained for more than a month under Pakistan’s public-order law. Today, she was transferred to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology after suffering heart issues.
Her nephew says the family learned about it through social media, rushed to the hospital, and found police blocking them from seeing her. The door to the ward is even guarded and chained shut!!
What is her condition? Why weren’t they informed? Why can’t they see her?
Keeping a family in the dark while their 70-year-old relative is hospitalized from detention is deeply disturbing.
Source: @KhanShershah / Writer: Sol
Michael Polak retweeted
For the past few hours, we have been receiving deeply concerning reports circulating on social media that my aunt, @Noreen_KhanPK Noreen Niazi, has been admitted to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
Our family was never informed.
We are now standing outside her ward trying to establish her medical condition. The ward door has been chained shut, with police preventing us, her own family, from entering or seeing her.
We are extremely concerned for her health and wellbeing.
My aunt has already endured more than a month in detention, isolated from her family. Now, even in hospital, we are being denied access to her.
What is her medical condition? Why was her family not informed? On whose orders are we being prevented from seeing her?
We demand immediate access to my aunt, a full medical update from her treating doctors, and assurances that she is receiving all necessary medical care.
@ImranKhanPTI
#ImranKhan
#FreeImranKhanAndFamily
Michael Polak retweeted
The thing about Mao Zedong was that he was not just a dictator. He was actually a f***ing idiot to such an extent that it would make Trump’s ridiculous claims of himself being a “stable genius” almost credible.
Mao forced farmers to make steel out of farm tools and in small village furnaces, which left farmers with no tools to work the fields. He forced farmers to chase away insect-eating sparrows, which led yo locust-infested fields. Millions starved to death as a result.
He thought that turning the population on itself in endless struggle was the path to proletariat prosperity - all it had done was to make more starve to death, loss of Chinese know-how across the board and China left on the brink of bankruptcy.
His views on dental hygiene were so off the planet that he eschewed both “modern” or more traditional Chinese modes of dental care, to the point that his doctors and others all mention the rotting stench that emanated from his mouth.
Not all dictators are idiots - Deng Xiaoping was a dictator but not an idiot. But Mao excelled himself in his idiotmaxxing, more a buffoonish Idi Amin than a dangerously bright Emperor Kangxi.
Michael Polak retweeted
IK’s sister, Noreen Niazi (and not Aleema Khan as is being reported), has been taken to Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
We, as legal counsel, and family members had not been informed formally and have only received the news from different sources.
Earlier today new petitions were filed challenging the three sisters’ MPO extension orders. @MudassarUmer4
Michael Polak retweeted
Thanks to HHJ Leonard KC for showing my @NDLaw class around the Old Bailey this morning, including the old Roman wall of Newgate and the plaque dedicated to the trial of Penn & Mead and the importance of trial by jury. @uNDLondon @TheInnerTemple
Michael Polak retweeted
Two Lithuanian tourists, Daiva Zakažauskaitė and Erika Šlimaitė, have been detained in Iran
iranintl.com/en/202610277806
Michael Polak retweeted
بین الاقوامی قانون کی معروف تنظیم ’جسٹس ایبراڈ‘ (@expertsabroad) کے ڈائریکٹر اور ممتاز بیرسٹر مائیکل پولک @MichaelPolakLaw نے خیبر پختونخوا کے عوامی منتخب وزیر اعلیٰ محمد سہیل آفریدی اور صوبائی اسمبلی کے اسپیکر بابر سلیم سواتی کی غیر قانونی حراست کے خلاف اقوام متحدہ کے ’ورکنگ گروپ برائے غیر قانونی حراست‘ (@UN_SPExperts) اور ’ورکنگ گروپ برائے جبری گمشدگی‘ (@WGEID) میں ہنگامی درخواستیں دائر کر دی ہیں!
- خفیہ حراست اور اغوا: 11 اکتوبر کو گورنر راج کے نفاذ کے فورا بعد، نامعلوم نقاب پوش افراد نے کیپیٹل سٹی پولیس آفیسر (CCPO) پشاور کی موجودگی میں وزیراعلیٰ ہاؤس اور اسپیکر ہاؤس سے دونوں رہنماؤں کو اٹھا کر نا معلوم مقام پر منتقل کر دیا۔
- قانونی اور آئینی تحفظ کی پامالی: دونوں رہنماؤں کی حراست بین الاقوامی قانون کے تحت "جبری گمشدگی" کے زمرے میں آتی ہے۔ اسپیکر اور وزیراعلیٰ کو قانونی تحفظ حاصل ہونے کے باوجود بغیر کسی وارنٹ یا عدالت میں پیش کیے مخفی حراست میں رکھا گیا ہے۔
-صوبائی اسمبلی کے آئینی کردار پر حملہ: اس کارروائی کا بنیادی مقصد صوبائی اسمبلی کو ایمرجنسی سے متعلق آئینی فیصلوں سے روکنا اور اپوزیشن کی آواز کو دبانا ہے۔
- اقوام متحدہ سے مطالبہ: اقوام متحدہ کے ورکنگ گروپس سے ہنگامی کارروائی کی اپیل کی گئی ہے تاکہ حکومتِ پاکستان پر زور دیا جا سکے کہ وہ دونوں رہنماؤں کا پتہ ظاہر کرے، انہیں وکلاء و اہل خانہ تک رسائی دے اور فوری رہا کرے۔
مکمل آرٹیکل کا لنک : Justice Abroad News - Michael Polak Files Urgent UN Submissions (26 October 2026)
justiceabroad.co.uk/news/mic…
Michael Polak retweeted
ایک صوبے کا چیف ایگزیکٹو ، صوبائی اسمبلی کا سپیکر، ملک کی سب سے بڑی جماعت کا صوبائی صدر، ایک سابق وزیراعلی اور ایک ایم این اے آج پندرہ دن سے اغواء ہیں اور عدالتیں سو رہی ہیں اس سے اندازہ لگا لیں اس وقت پاکستان میں آئین و قانون کی کس شدت سے پامالی ہورہی ہے۔
جس دہشتگردی کو بہانہ بنا کر ایک عوامی حکومت کو طاقت کے زور پر ختم کیا گیا پندرہ روز میں اس کے خلاف ایک کاروائی نہیں ہوئی۔
#گورنر_راج_نامنظور
Michael Polak retweeted
Mbappé was dropped by Chinese brands over a joke about Mao. Recently, Beijing sentenced a prominent artist Gao Zhen for three years for his provocative Mao sculptures. Calling Mao a dictator is free speech. And, obviously, there’s no free speech in China.
theguardian.com/football/202…
