● Imran Khan’s open letters to Army Chief officially reaffirms the military’s stranglehold on Pakistan, calling for a peaceful resolution despite facing imprisonment and violence.
● They highlight the growing divide between the people and the military, warning of severe consequences if the establishment continues to defy the will of the people.
Imran Khan’s open letters have ripped away any remaining pretense of democracy in Pakistan. Written from a prison cell under brutal conditions, they lay bare ‘the iron grip’ of the military establishment. These aren’t simple letters; they’re indictments of the real power brokers who rig elections, control the judiciary, and silence dissent by any means necessary. Moreover, these are historical documents that expose how Pakistan’s most powerful institution has subverted the will of its own people.
What stands out the most, however, is that despite enduring unimaginable injustices—election rigging, political imprisonment, and the unhinged crackdown on his party—Imran Khan is still calling for a peaceful resolution. He refuses to let Pakistan be engulfed in chaos and continues to urge the military to step back and let democracy take its rightful course. But the response from the establishment is telling: sheer arrogance, fueled by an unchecked ego that refuses to submit to the people’s will, even as they fund the very institution that sheds their blood with their own tax money.
The Timeline of Letters written by Khan
First Letter – Calling Out the Rigged System (February 3, 2025)
Khan’s first letter exposed the systematic rigging of the 2024 elections—an operation meticulously planned and executed by intelligence agencies to strip PTI of its historical landslide win. Ballots were altered, results were delayed, and opposition candidates were forcibly removed. He called out the judiciary for its blatant complicity, rubber-stamping every unconstitutional move by the establishment. But beyond the election theft, the real warning in this letter was for the military itself: keep pushing, and you’ll drive the army and the people into direct confrontation. It was a call for sanity, but those in charge weren’t listening.
Second Letter – Torture, Isolation, and the Military’s Iron Fist (February 10, 2025)
Khan’s second letter was personal and raw. He described the hellish conditions of his imprisonment—solitary confinement in a death cell, denied sunlight, restricted legal access, and limited family contact. At times, even electricity was cut off, leaving him in total darkness, an apparent psychological tactic meant to break him. His crime? Refusing to bow before a military that refuses to respect the vote of the people. This wasn’t about law and order; it was psychological and physical warfare against the only leader standing in the way of complete military dominance over civilian rule.
His letter painted a grim picture of Pakistan’s so-called justice system—where courtrooms have become extensions of military offices, verdicts are dictated, and due process is an illusion. His suffering mirrors that of hundreds if not thousands of PTI workers who have been abducted, tortured, and imprisoned without trial. The message was clear: the army doesn’t just control the system—it is the system.
Previously: Letter to the Chief Justice – Addressing Human Rights Violations and Electoral Fraud (January 24, 2025)
Imprisoned since August 2023, Imran Khan penned a comprehensive 349-page letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Aminuddin on January 24, 2025. In this detailed correspondence, he highlighted concerns over human rights violations, alleged electoral fraud, and the arrests of PTI workers, particularly around November 26, 2024.
The Chief Justice confirmed receiving the letter and states that it had been forwarded to the judges’ constitutional committee for further consideration. This letter underscores the ongoing tensions between Imran Khan and the judiciary, reflecting his persistent efforts to address perceived injustices and advocate for the rights of his supporters.
Who Really Runs Pakistan?
These letters aren’t just a call to reason—they’re proof of what every Pakistani already knows. The prime minister doesn’t run the country. Parliament is a puppet show. The courts don’t deliver justice. The media doesn’t report the truth. Every institution is shackled to a military elite that answers to no one. The illusion of democracy has been shattered, and the people now see the system for what it is: a dictatorship in everything but name.
The military establishment has manipulated Pakistan’s political landscape for decades, engineering election results, orchestrating judicial verdicts, and suppressing dissent through fear and force. Khan’s letters prove that the real power in Pakistan doesn’t lie in elected representatives but in unelected generals who answer only to themselves.
The People vs. The Establishment
Khan’s letters reveal the real crisis: this isn’t just PTI vs. the establishment—it’s the people vs. those who have hijacked the country. PTI remains the largest and most popular party in Pakistan’s history despite every effort to crush it. The military’s rigging, arrests, and brutal crackdowns haven’t weakened PTI’s support; they’ve strengthened it.
Every stolen vote, every rigged verdict, every act of repression is pushing Pakistan toward a breaking point. The establishment can imprison political leaders, but it cannot imprison an entire nation’s will forever.
A Ticking Time Bomb
Despite everything, Khan still advocates for a peaceful resolution. His leadership remains principled, resisting calls for violence while urging dialogue and reconciliation. Yet, the military elite refuses to step back, treating the nation as their personal fiefdom, funding their dominance with the very tax money of the people they oppress. They buy weapons under the guise of national security but turn them against their own citizens whenever their grip on power is threatened.
The establishment’s fear isn’t Khan—it’s the movement he represents. A movement that has survived censorship, violence, forced disappearances, and open betrayal by state institutions. A movement that will not be erased by bullets or bans.
Pakistan is at a crossroads. The military can either step back and allow democracy to function, or it can drag the country into deeper chaos. One way or another, change is coming. And when history is written, these letters will stand as undeniable proof of who fought for the people—and who betrayed them.
