Former cricket star turned prime minister, Imran Khan, is one of Pakistan’s most popular politicians. But he’s in jail, and was just handed three more jail sentences days before a general election. He’s barred from the ballot, though his party is still running and has called his trials a sham. So what’s on the line in Pakistan’s election this week?
In this episode:
– Benazir Shah, Geo Television Journalist
– Osama Bin Javaid, Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana and David Enders with our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Sonia Bhagat fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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We’ll find out tmrw.. And. Deep down everyone knows what’s going to happen..Imran khan built them cancer hospitals free for poor people.. He’s done more than we could do for pakistan.. MAY ALLAH GRANT VICTORY TO THE TRUTH and may he ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY DISLODGE FALSEHOOD AND FOLLOWERS OF BATIL.. MAY HAQ PREVAIL WITHOUT DOUBT HAQ WILL PREVAIL.. 🙏🙏🙏♥️🕋❤️..
Al Jazeera brings most biased TV channel who is against Imran Khan at least that’s how they began, I would not listen to this podcast more than a minute and 29 seconds I refuse with all of my Pakistani patriotic people to listen to this nonsense.
No elections in Pakistan it’s a selection by the army
Imran Khan is so popular all over the country that if fair elections are held imran’s party will more than 80% of seats even though h there was a brutal illegal crackdown against his party
Free PM Imran khan saheb
/OTE only PM Imran khan saheb
/OTE only PTI
Imran Khan, Bushra bibi khan and PTI are INNOCENT everyone knows that!
La Ilah Illallah wa Mohammad Rasul Allah
Pakistan Zindabaad🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇳🇱
We need only King imran khan❤
Imran Khan is a winner, and he will always be the winner InshaAllah
Since 1947 Pakistan had military government for 30 years
The Pakistani Army has never lost any election….
I don’t think public has any power over military
Thats the level of Pakistanis on International level and then they say we are the best
Just the waste of resources and time of the 220 million people to select a predetermined administrator with the will of military establishment. Totally mocking
Imran khan zindabad. Pak army murdabad.
Support Imran Khan and PTI.The world knows of your oppression but vote,vote,vote.Fight evil with all your might.
Imran Khan ❤
We only love and want imran khan ❤
Such cruelty and injustice to PTI supporters and IK… has never seen in the history of pakistan… corrupt elite and corrupt military ruinung our economy and justice system
If an army backed Pakistani news channel Geo News TV is saying the elections are going to be rigged then there should be no doubt that this will be the most rigged elections ever. Keeping in mind that the army is fully backed by the US, UK and EU
One hope❤
Imran khan❤
Who is vote for imran khan 👍🏼
Pakistan Army is involved in heinous crime, suppressing civilians voice butchering them, not allowing freedom of speech, violating human rights and hijacked judicial system. It’s a martial law. Nawaz, Bhutto, Zardari etc are puppets. Pakistan majority stands with Imran Khan
The US behind all of it , it is so sad that this politicians have no morals and are for sale to the colonizers and allowing the US to control them
Ultra Corrupt Pakistani Generals cannot decide for people of Pakistan anymore. Pakistanis will decide for Pakistan!
PTI is going to take Two third majority in these elections insha’Allah.
90%seats in KPK
70% plus seats in Punjab
40% seats in Sindh
Elections in Pakistan is a joke as Army is trying to make corrupt parties win the election and keeping the only honest leader Imran Khan away … Pakistan no wonder is behind every third world country..
Please keep Imran Khan safe 🙏🙏
Great man great khan Imran Khan Imran Khan.
As a 🇮🇳 we support rule of law.
I am sure that pakistani awaam going to surprise the army.
Vote for IK ✌️
I love you imran Khan ❤❤❤
Imran Khan ❤❤❤❤
Everyone knows Pakistan is a failed state. She doesn’t even have enough money to run the country. Their past PMs / leaders seem to die in violent deaths.
This is not election, rather Dictatorship by the Pakistani military they are killing our families and kidnapping our family members.
Imran Khan is the last hope for democracy and human rights in Pakistan. Otherwise, the power hungry Army General Asim Munir will keep his reign of terror going. Pakistanis, it’s your time to rise.
Kindly show the world how women beaten anx kidnapped. How they are put behind bars in fake cases. How people were kidnapped and their family at home torchered at nights. Small. Children lost their life many killed. All this comes with facts. You please help Jazeera
Love you nawaz sharif
America’s puppets in Pakistan military and politics don’t want Imran to come in power. Because he don’t complicite with western terrorists.
Imran Khan Sahab is one of the popular and honest leader of Pakistan.
Doesn’t matter the rule will still be muneer whiskey the chief
Establishment been destroying Pakistan for 76 years
All the world powers against
one person and that is Imran khan Because he is an honest and real leader of Herts.
Imran Khan is 80% majority. Establishment, agencies, forces, and judges are shameless & trairors to their oaths. These non-trust-worthy, corrupt, no respect of law pushing the country to civil war and doing war crimes on normal people just like North Korea.
These people have no fear as their is no law, and all they are working for are not for the country just for personal gains, loot, and family assets overseas.
It looks like people are pushed for the civil war option so the army do what they are trained to do that is killing people.
Ppp Zardari appointed own sind teachers to rig election in Karachi polling station
Imran may be immature but he is honest and wants to dismantle dynastic politics. Courts adopted different norms for Corrupt Shrief family and Imran.
IMRAN Khan zindabad Great leader
Pakistan Army and Establishment has lost their credibility in these elections.
Today at the day of Election, Mobile service is down in all major cities.
For a voter to know, it’s location of voting center is by messaging their Pakistani ID card number to 8300 but when mobile system is down.
Voter can’t vote as he doesn’t know where to voto
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Pakistani army is comiiting Genocide in Balochistan
Free Balochistan!
Our nation control our ……….
This match is fixed pentagon and London plane.
85% population support Imran khan.
Today in Pakistan no internet they want us back 1990 we will fight for our freedom.
Imran Khan will win inshallah
Imran Khan zindabad 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰💕❤️💕 vote for Imran Khan
The voting system is being disturbed by Nawaz and zardari and present care taking government. Where is America d champion of democracy see how d opposition of Imran khan are doing unlawful activities and using all means of casting fake votes.
The only way to end all state-sponsored atrocities backed by the military establishment is to cast a vote for Imran Khan on February 8. A huge turnout of voters in support of Khan will foil all plots devised by Khan’s rivals. It is high time that the nation wake up from its deep slumber before it is too late. February 8 is the day that will determine the future of your posterity. Now it is up to you what you want: slavery or freedom, prosperity or exploitation at the hands of an apathetic elite. The choice is yours!
People of Pakistan are only supporting imran khan
Khan is the only person who wasn’t corrupt and they put him in jail. Please don’t get people from geo television, they are part of the problem
Geo TV is part of the problem , military propaganda outlet .
Zainist lobby of America agents Asim Munir, wajba, some Jeneral are working on instructions of Zainist lobby of America, helping Israel, Nabaz shrif, Bilabal Bhutto are gridy , seeing PM post like dogs , immoral, without idiology.
Why are the foreign sponsored generals keeping Imran Khan out?
70% Pakistani support Imran khan …90%educated community support Imran khan …but our army generals don’t want imran khan become our prime minister because our generals is a agent of America imran khan not accept any foreign country interrupt in our foreign policy
🦉 I recall that during the Ukraine conflict, the U.S. told its allies to Not do business with Russia as the U.S. sanctioned them…
But Imran ignored the ‘threat’ & met with Putin to buy oil & wheat for the ppl, soon after the U.S. made good on their threat by smearing Imran with political corruption, (the crow calling the raven black) the charges were false as no one provided proof but accepted as fact then began the proceeding to remove him from office due to pressure from the U.S. & any allies Imran had cowardly turned their collective backs on him ~
👉🏻 They’re the ones who should be in jail for denying a man to have a legitimate trial, but if they did proof would have vindicated him & he’d return to his rightful place as chosen by the ppl to represent them ~
Thanks to our army… Shame on them
Our true leader is in jail 😢
Vote for Imran Khan
Imran Khan is the most popular leader in Pakistan having 70-80% popularity. But the army is trying its best to rig this election! Because they ‘army’ always selects a candidate who is their puppet and a member of a mafia.
Imran khan ❤
V have voted for IK
My humble request all of the Pakistani voters for supporting Imran Khan – From Bangladesh
Imran khan is worst than any other politician coz he introduced the violence in the politics . His rather than taking democratic way , chose violence and tried to weaken the country . He is a traitor !!!!
Imran khan needs worst ever punishment for being hypocrite!!!!!
We Pakistanis are hijacked by corrupt Pak Army ….:( …Very unfortunate , army controlling all news channels all political parties by force , Pak Army breaking all human rights killing innocent peoples.
Every media of the state are having deep pocket, include BBc
Everyone knows it’s a selection by army not election by people. Army is like a bug /cancer for the Pakistanis
Correspont Osama is half informed. Giving half and biased information.
In Pakistan, over 50% people are unable to read, and election symbol taken away is just like taking away their eyes. So its a BIG disappointment.
Just voted Imran Khan an hour ago…. In sha allah PTI will win
Feeling ashamed of what is going on in Pakistan
PAKISTAN loves Imran khan
Pakistan is a US Lackey once again.
Shameful country.
Me and my family voted for Pti..
Sadly, no western country or leaders who keep ranting about democracy, stood up for Or raised their voice against Imran Khan being imprisoned. All the west cares about is Pakistan being used for their geopolitics n keeping Pakistan army happy is important
Aljazeera should stop biased news about Pakistan elections as without Imran Khan, Pakistan elections would be a shame, as the Pakistan army controls Pakistan and has already decided N awas Shareef as the next PM.
Love khan
vote for PTI 🇧🇫 vote for IMRAN KHAN
Your guest is out of touch of Pakistani politics.
Alhamdulillah, everybody who believe in one Allah are with PTI’s Imran Khan
Pakistan needs Imran Khan, world needs Imran Khan for the world peace, for peace in Pakistan. PTI Zindabad, Democracy will win via PTI-Imran Khan!!!
Imran khan had 70% votes but is losing because generals run our country and its rigged badly.
Inshah Allah Imran khan will wins❤️❤️❤️❤️
imran khan lives in the heart of pakistani nation
Voted for PTI
Pakistan Votes but occupying forces trained by Israeli masterminds will not let Pakistan Free. There is no precedent of such brutality in the modern history in any ‘ independent’ country
Totally rigged election in Pakistan from establishment of Pakistan (Asim munir)
Pakistani Army Chief, His brothers and their Sons Should be the eternal rulers of Pakistan Like that of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE etc and Pakistan will be bery bery prosperous…
Imran khan won the election 2024 in Pakistan now the care taker government stopped the result of elections from different areasbbecause Imran khan party is getting victory in every area of Pakistan I appeal to the whole world media to please report this
Who will lead the PTI if they win?
This is because of America , what American president asked to destroy Pakistan completely by putting Imran khan in jail. The whole bad situation and destruction in pakistan is because of America.and one and only pakistan Army is also involved who had killed Arshad sharif, quaide azam, fatima jinnah and many more. We hate army
PAKISTAN HAS ELECTIONS😮😱😱😰😨.
In its entire existence from 1947 there has been not a single PRIME MINISTER who completed his/her entire term of 5 years, but has multiple time Marshal Law imposed by the Millitary.
That says a lot about PAKISTAN.
Never Won a War
Never Lost a Election
-Pak Army
Congratulations guys… Thanks for entertaining us!
Election 2024 Rigged by the corrupt Pakistan Army GENERALS in favour of Stealer NAWAZ Shareef
Election 2024 won by the Imran Khan ❤️