Imran Khan asked to "keep quite ... don't do politics ... leave Pakistan" -- says his sister Aleema Khan

Winning World Cup for the country may be a temporary moment of Glory.
Take the case of Pakistan and see what happens to onetime role model and a former Prime Minister Imran Khan  

His sister Aleema Khan told a popular Indian TV channel : "He is in jail ... they have offered that he can leave the country and the charges will be dropped. He (Imran) said I will face the charges....the offer came from the establishment (another word often used for Pak Army).  

"Indirectly messages have been sent to him; messages have been given to us indirectly. ... people approached us and said you know he should solve this out and he should sort of agree to what has been offered ... keep quiet, don't do politics".  

She said the 'establishment' or the real power in Pakistan wants "this rigged government continue ... or leave the country. These are the various offers .... indirectly we have been given these messages".  

"What he (Imran Khan) is fighting for ... is not for himself." she said.

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The measure of Imran Khan's public standing is also evident in Pak authorities being forced into rare public denials; jail authorities quickly released a statement declaring him alive, well and receiving medical care. But no visual proof was provided and that raised eyebrows.  

Imran has taken on Pakistan's ethnic power bloc—the Punjabis, dominant and accustomed to holding the country's wealth, authority, and institutions.

Asim Munir might have the entire Pakistani army under his command, but nothing scares him more than Imran Khan. Munir engineered a regime change and put Imran behind bars, but the cricketer-turned-politician's aura has only grown. This is why one Pathan scares Pakistan's Punjabi-led hybrid regime. 

"Asim Munir's fear of Imran Khan is so deep that he resorts to abduction, torture, and jailing anyone who dares to stand with Imran Khan. 

A powerless, insecure dictator masquerading as a general cannot silence a nation awakened by truth," said his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), from one of its verified handles on November 20 — the 17th day of Imran Khan being detained with access to no acquaintance.

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