ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's three-year sentence for graft prompted scattered rallies around the country, but there was no sign of any mass upris
prompted scattered rallies around the country, but there was no sign of any mass uprising on Sunday despite his call for supporters to protest.
They also raised concern for his confinement at Attock Jail, established 100 years ago on the outskirts of historical Attock city, about 60km west of the capital Islamabad. At a court hearing that Khan did not attend on Saturday, a judge found him guilty of graft in relation to gifts he received while he was prime minister, and sentenced him to three years in jail.
Law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar told a local television channel that constituencies would have to be redrawn according to the new census, warning there could be a delay to polls of up to two and a half months.Khan's arrest and detention for three days in connection with the same case in May sparked deadly violence when his supporters took to the streets in the tens of thousands, clashing with police.
Soon after police picked him up from his home in Lahore Saturday, a prerecorded video was released on Khan's social media accounts calling for his supporters to protest in force."This is a war for justice, for your rights, for your freedom... chains don't just fall off, they have to be broken. You must continue peaceful protest until you get your rights."
"Everyone will ask questions about the credibility of elections in the absence of PTI and Imran Khan and questions will be raised about the credibility of elections in the outside world as well," political analyst Hasan Askari told AFP.
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