Force feeding of hunger strikers was banned by World Medical Association in their conference in Tokyo in 1975 because a government cannot take away the  right of the prisoner hunger striker to protest, but the US government has not complied with it since 2002 when they faced hunger strike from Guantanamo Bay prisoners where they force fed the prisoners.

As far as medical effects are concerned no-food no-water hunger strike is the most dangerous as permanent loss of eye sight is the result starting from the fourth week.  In all cases the weakening of the body and loss of weight (actually there is strengthening of the spirit, and a feeling of euphoria during the first ten days) is the biggest tool of a political hunger strike.  Therefore now that Mr Khan has started the strike let us
devise a plan on what can be done.

1.      We must have a panel of doctors to keep an eye on Khan's physical condition who can communicate with the jail doctor
2.      We must have a daily medical bulletin
3.      We must have other strikers in different cities in Pakistan even other parts of the world
4.      As Khan loses weight build up a national and international uproar on  the issue and who better to do it than the e-citizens of Pakistan and their friends around the world
5.      Let us make sure that our goal is reached soon.

As I know Khan very well, I assure you that this is not political gimmickry. He is very serious and is ready to give his life to save the judiciary and Pakistan.  We will find it difficult to dissuade him from his will to do this right up to the end, so let us get serious before things get too bad. When this battle is won you will find other battles facing you because putting Pakistan back on track is no easy task.

 

All of us have different potentials strengths and commitment.  Please do everything in your power to liberate the people of Pakistan from this tyranny.  The biggest quality of great leaders is that they give a vision to people beyond the immediate and the petty.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Arif Alvi
Vice President
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Replied by(Noman) Replied on (22/Nov/2007)

Most of time, you ran short of words and this is the time when you start talking non-sense, the so-called your lion who kept one lion here in jail and other outside Pakistan, is now running like mad dog from one corner to other corner of world, just to get surety of safe return.
But now he will write history with his blood inshah Allah.
Few Generals had to be hanged to make Pakistan better and i think time has come.
There were many things on which PML(Q) and Mush keep saying FIRST TIME IN PAKISTAN.
there is one more coming
FIRST TIME IN PAKISTAN, THE GENERAL WHO SUSPENDED AND BROKE CONSTITUTION IS HANGED TILL DEATH IN PAKISTAN INSHAH ALLAH