巴基斯坦在伊姆蘭・汗政黨計畫遊行前加強維安

作者：Asif ShahzadBy Asif Shahzad

伊斯蘭馬巴德，9月23日（路透社）——在遭監禁的巴基斯坦前總理伊姆蘭・汗（Imran Khan）支持者計畫發動遊行前，巴基斯坦週三限制民眾進入首都伊斯蘭馬巴德，以貨櫃封鎖主要公路，並部署數萬名安全部隊人員。ISLAMABAD, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan curbed access on Wednesday to its capital, Islamabad, ahead of a march planned by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, blocking major highways with shipping containers and deploying tens of thousands of security forces.

這場武力展示，是多年來最明顯的跡象，顯示汗所屬的巴基斯坦正義運動黨（Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf，PTI）與軍方支持的政府之間的分歧，已使這個擁有2.4億人口的南亞國家陷入對立。The show of force is the starkest sign in years of how divisions between Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the military-backed government have polarised the South Asian nation of 240 million.

在週日計畫舉行的遊行之前，當局近幾天以維持公共秩序為由，拘留了汗的3名姊妹與數百名政黨人士。Ahead of Sunday's planned march, authorities detained three of Khan's sisters and hundreds of party activists in recent days, citing a need to maintain public order.

PTI上一次大規模抗議是在兩年前，最終演變成與安全部隊的致命衝突。The PTI's last large-scale protest two years ago ended in deadly clashes with security forces.

加強維安，兩條公路關閉SECURITY STEPPED UP, TWO HIGHWAYS SHUT

巴基斯坦內政部一名官員週三表示，首都及其周邊已增派近3萬5000名警察與準軍事人員駐守。這名官員因未獲授權公開發言而要求匿名。Nearly 35,000 additional police and paramilitary personnel have been stationed in and around the capital, an Interior Ministry official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly.

在示威者可能集結的國內其他地區，也已部署更多人員。More have been deployed in other parts of the country where protesters may gather.

國家公路管理局表示，連接伊斯蘭馬巴德與西北部開伯爾-普赫圖赫瓦省的兩條主要公路，也已關閉至另行通知為止；該省由汗的政黨執政。Two major highways linking Islamabad to the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, governed by Khan's party, have also been closed until further notice, the National Highway Authority said.

近幾天可見貨櫃被放置在伊斯蘭馬巴德的政府區，用來設置路障；該區內有國會、總理官邸與各國大使館。Shipping containers were seen being placed in recent days to barricade Islamabad's government district, home to parliament, the prime minister's residence, and foreign embassies.

現年73歲的汗曾是板球明星，2022年在國會不信任投票中遭罷黜。他聲稱自己是政治犯。Khan, 73, a former cricket star ousted by parliament in a 2022 no-confidence vote, has claimed to be a political prisoner.

在2023年被捕前，他已與軍方決裂；在這個擁有核武的國家，軍方被視為政治的最終仲裁者。軍方否認他關於自己是政治犯的說法。Before his 2023 arrest, he had fallen out with the military, which is seen as the ultimate arbiter of politics in the nuclear-armed nation. The military denies his claim to be a political prisoner.

週一，內政部長莫辛・納克維（Mohsin Naqvi）警告，如果遊行演變成暴力，警方已被告知要強力回應。他並說：「不是他們來了、開槍了，你們卻什麼都不做。」On Monday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi warned that police were told to respond forcefully if the march turned violent, adding, "It is not like that they come and they fire shots and you do nothing."

汗的政黨表示遊行將照常進行KHAN'S PARTY SAYS MARCH WILL PROCEED

PTI黨主席戈哈爾・汗（Gohar Khan）表示，即使遭到封鎖，遊行仍將進行。PTI party chairman Gohar Khan said the march would proceed despite the blockade.

一個多月前，政府無視法院命令，拒絕讓汗到私人醫院接受治療，儘管外界對其健康狀況的憂慮升高。It comes more than a month after the government defied a court order and refused Khan treatment in a private hospital, despite mounting concerns over his health.

這場抗議也正值民眾對通膨與燃油價格上漲的不滿，已從汗的核心支持者向外擴散之際。The protest also coincides with public discontent over inflation and rising fuel prices that has spread beyond Khan's core supporters.

學生穆罕默德・阿薩德・烏爾・阿薩夫（Muhammad Asad ul Asaf）說：「應該要有表達自由與言論自由。政府已經營造出全面的恐懼氣氛。」失業的機械工程師穆罕默德・澤尚（Muhammad Zeeshan）說，伊斯蘭馬巴德的限制措施，正讓已不堪重負的民眾承受更大壓力。他說：「企業面臨問題，民眾通勤也遇到困難」，而且「通膨一天比一天嚴重」。"There should be freedom of expression and freedom of speech," said Muhammad Asad ul Asaf, a student. "The government has created a full atmosphere of fear."Muhammad Zeeshan, an unemployed mechanical engineer, said the curbs in Islamabad were piling pressure on an already-burdened public. "Businesses face problems and people face difficulties in commuting," he said, while "inflation is increasing day by day."

汗於2023年被捕後，引發全國暴動；示威者闖入軍事設施，以前所未見的方式威脅巴基斯坦軍方的地位。Khan's 2023 arrest sparked nationwide riots that threatened the standing of the Pakistani military in unprecedented ways when protesters stormed military installations.

他面臨的案件包括涉及國家禮品的疑慮、煽動對軍事與國家設施發動暴力攻擊，以及被控非法婚姻等。Cases against him ranged from concerns over state gifts to instigating violent attacks on military and state installations, and an accusation of an unlawful marriage.

除一項定罪外，其餘所有定罪後來均已暫緩執行或推翻，目前仍有上訴待決。他否認有不法行為。All convictions but one have since been suspended or overturned, with appeals pending. He ⁠denies wrongdoing.

（Asif Shahzad報導；Sala Uddin補充報導；Rick Noack、Clarence Fernandez與Gareth Jones編輯）(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Additional reporting by Sala Uddin; Editing by Rick Noack, Clarence Fernandez and Gareth Jones)