Congressmen urge top US diplomat to free Imran Khan

Terming incarcerated prime minister Imran Khan a victim of “judicial abuse”, two US Congressmen — Joe Wilson and August Pfluger — urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to engage with Pakistan to free the PTI founder, it emerged on Thursday. The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was booked in multiple cases ranging from corruption to terrorism since his ouster from power via the opposition’s no-trust motion in April 2022. It was not the first time that Wilson advocated for Khan’s release. In the recent past, he made several posts on his X account calling for Khan’s release. Earlier this month, Republican Congressman Wilson asked President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir.