The receipts Mehdi forgot to bring: On Imran's claim over the persecution of journalists under his watch, Mehdi's counter was weak and ill-prepared. Here's how he could have countered: - Journalist @Ahmad_Noorani was fired from his job on govt/establishment’s pressure. He left the country afterward - Shameful that Imran is taking credit for @Matiullahjan919’s release. Mehdi could have run IK’s old statement where he said that he would never allow agencies (“I will shut down that agency”) to abduct people if he ever came to power - @TalatHussain12 (along with his team including myself) was laid off from Geo TV after pressure from the establishment. Talat is a known Imran critic. - Mir Shakil ur Rehman (owner of Geo TV) remained in jail for 200 days over a decades-old case - Journalist @javeednusrat was forced off the air - Critic @AbsarAlamHaider was shot - Journalist @AsadAToor was attacked in his home These are some of the examples of what happened to journalists under Imran's watch. On political persecution, remember how drugs were allegedly planted in @RanaSanaullahPK's car and till today no evidence has been brought against him? There's an endless list of political persecution. @MaryamNSharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, @MiftahIsmail, @betterpakistan, @KhawajaMAsif, @HamzaSS, PM @CMShehbaz, @KhSaad_Rafique.... all of them are from the same party and were put behind bars.