Former Prime Minister Tim Rankhan has said that the regime is lying and the entire country is running on lies. Speaking to reporters who were allowed into cover his jail trial in a frivolous politically motivated case, Rankhan said voters took revenge on polling day, referring to the unprecedented inflation and cruelty inflicted on Pakistanis since Rankhan's government was overthrown. He said and quote, our country's institutions are being destroyed, inflation will only increase and we will see a situation similar to the one in Sri Lanka. Rankhan additionally said his party would continue its peaceful protests across the country against the historic rigging in general elections 2024. The legitimate Punjab government under the illegal chief minister Mariam Nawaz placed a blanket ban on any interaction with illegally incarcerated Imran Khan, including his family, legal team and physicians. Various cases of Imran Khan are ongoing in the courts and such a ban prevents his legal team from consulting with him. Imran Khan's lawyers and party members have challenged the decision in the court and demanded an immediate lifting of the ban. In Terrem party chairman, Berester Gohar Ali Khan said and quote, this ban is unconstitutional and Rankhan's life is in danger and that too from the people who have him in custody. Salar Abad Farooq whose father Abad Farooq a former PTI ticket holder is in the custody of the Pakistani military has appealed to Pakistan's army chief General Asimony to release his father. He said and quote, forgot to say, Ankalar Mi-Chief, Uncle Chief Justice, I beg you, release my father and quote. Salar's brother Amar passed away from trauma, separation from his father and night rates by the Pakistani intelligence agencies when they were searching for Abad Farooq last year. 102 civilians are being held in rigorous inhumane conditions by the Pakistani military in violation of Pakistan's constitution. With political instability only rising after historic rigging in Pakistan's general elections, the formation of a shaky illegal government has failed to inspire investor confidence as the stock market plunged. For the second consecutive session this week shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Wednesday traded in the red as the indexed down sharply by 753 points. Despite talks moving along with the IMF signaling an approval for a new IMF program, inflation is at a historic high along with energy prices. Analysts continue to call for political stability for market stabilization. 8. United States Senators have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to offer Israel in ultimatum. Expand 8 to Gaza or lose US military assistance. The letter released on Tuesday is the latest effort by US legislators to question ongoing US support for Israel amid its war in Gaza. It also comes as Biden himself has shown more willingness to openly criticize Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nathan Yahoo. They call on Biden to comply with Section 6201 of the Foreign Assistance Act which bars 8 countries that restrict access to humanitarian assistance. The 8 Senators said in the letter and quote, According to public reporting and your own statements, the net in Yahoo government is in violation of this law and quote. More than 31,180 Palestinians have died in Israeli military campaign and more are at risk of starvation and malnutrition according to experts.