Lahore: Pakistan is heading towards an imminent disaster and may face disintegration, former PM Imran Khan He has warned the ruling coalition, accusing it of conspiring to raise the army against his party.
In a video link address from his Zaman Park residence here on Wednesday, the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said holding elections was the only solution to end political instability.
“The PDM leaders and Nawaz Sharif, who is absconding in London, are least concerned about whether the country’s constitution has been desecrated, state institutions destroyed or even the Pakistan Army discredited They are only looking out for their vested interests of saving the looted money.” ,” They said.
Khan said, “I am having a nightmare that the country is heading towards an impending disaster. I appeal to those in power to allow elections to be held and save the country.”
Speaking about the unrest that followed his arrest from the Islamabad High Court complex on 9 May, Khan insisted that it was a “pure conspiracy” allegedly hatched and executed by the ruling coalition and the Punjab caretaker government I went.
Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying, “It is high time that the powers that be should reconsider sensibly otherwise the country may face a situation like East Pakistan.”
Defending his criticism of the country’s military, Khan said: “When I reprimand the military, it is as if I am criticizing my own children.”
“I have repeatedly said that I do not interfere in the internal affairs of state institutions. I did not interfere when I confirmed reports that former army chiefs were conspiring against me,” he said, claiming That some politicians were telling the current army chief that Khan would de-notify him if he came to power.
Reacting strongly to the Punjab government’s claim that around 40 terrorists were holed up at his Zaman Park residence, Khan said the government should legitimately search the house after obtaining a search warrant as the presence of terrorists His own life was also in danger.
He said, but do not make this an excuse to act on the country’s largest political party PTI.
Khan said a recent survey showed that 70 per cent of Pakistan’s population stands with the PTI and the remaining 30 per cent are with all the parties that are part of the ruling coalition.
After his video-link address, Khan allowed representatives of electronic and digital media to access his residence to see if there were any terrorists inside Zaman Park.
Media persons who visited the house later reported that only domestic workers and a few policemen were inside the house.
Earlier in the day, he tweeted: “Probably my last tweet before my next arrest. The police have surrounded my house.”
He also posted some videos in which the police are shown taking positions outside his house.
The arrest of Khan by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers at the IHC compound on 9 May sparked unrest in Pakistan. For the first time in Pakistan’s history, protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set ablaze a corps commander’s house in Lahore.
Police put the death toll in the violent clashes at 10, while Khan’s party claimed 40 of its workers were killed in firing by security personnel.
On Monday, top military officials resolved to bring the arsonists who attacked civilian and military installations to justice through trial under the country’s relevant laws, including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.
Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan. was part of.
In a video link address from his Zaman Park residence here on Wednesday, the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said holding elections was the only solution to end political instability.
“The PDM leaders and Nawaz Sharif, who is absconding in London, are least concerned about whether the country’s constitution has been desecrated, state institutions destroyed or even the Pakistan Army discredited They are only looking out for their vested interests of saving the looted money.” ,” They said.
Khan said, “I am having a nightmare that the country is heading towards an impending disaster. I appeal to those in power to allow elections to be held and save the country.”
Speaking about the unrest that followed his arrest from the Islamabad High Court complex on 9 May, Khan insisted that it was a “pure conspiracy” allegedly hatched and executed by the ruling coalition and the Punjab caretaker government I went.
Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying, “It is high time that the powers that be should reconsider sensibly otherwise the country may face a situation like East Pakistan.”
Defending his criticism of the country’s military, Khan said: “When I reprimand the military, it is as if I am criticizing my own children.”
“I have repeatedly said that I do not interfere in the internal affairs of state institutions. I did not interfere when I confirmed reports that former army chiefs were conspiring against me,” he said, claiming That some politicians were telling the current army chief that Khan would de-notify him if he came to power.
Reacting strongly to the Punjab government’s claim that around 40 terrorists were holed up at his Zaman Park residence, Khan said the government should legitimately search the house after obtaining a search warrant as the presence of terrorists His own life was also in danger.
He said, but do not make this an excuse to act on the country’s largest political party PTI.
Khan said a recent survey showed that 70 per cent of Pakistan’s population stands with the PTI and the remaining 30 per cent are with all the parties that are part of the ruling coalition.
After his video-link address, Khan allowed representatives of electronic and digital media to access his residence to see if there were any terrorists inside Zaman Park.
Media persons who visited the house later reported that only domestic workers and a few policemen were inside the house.
Earlier in the day, he tweeted: “Probably my last tweet before my next arrest. The police have surrounded my house.”
He also posted some videos in which the police are shown taking positions outside his house.
The arrest of Khan by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers at the IHC compound on 9 May sparked unrest in Pakistan. For the first time in Pakistan’s history, protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set ablaze a corps commander’s house in Lahore.
Police put the death toll in the violent clashes at 10, while Khan’s party claimed 40 of its workers were killed in firing by security personnel.
On Monday, top military officials resolved to bring the arsonists who attacked civilian and military installations to justice through trial under the country’s relevant laws, including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.
Khan was ousted from power in April last year after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, which he alleged was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia, China and Afghanistan. was part of.