Imran Khan, the ousted prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has suspends the Jail Bharo Tehreek campaign of court arrests because the country’s highest court has scheduled general elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 90 days.
The stubborn lawmaker expressed his praise for the Supreme Court’s decision on Twitter, stating the high court had a duty to preserve the Constitution and had bravely done so with their decision today.
The PTI leader referred to the decision as a declaration of the country’s adherence to the rule of law and suggested pausing the Jail Bharo movement in order to forward with the election campaigns in both provinces.
Last month, the previous ruling party launched a judicial arrest movement to protest the infringement of fundamental rights. Azam Swati, Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and other PTI leaders turned themselves into the authorities and are currently detained.