Former prime minister Imran Khan stressed on Thursday that if he is unable to file a proper first information report (FIR) for the assassination attempt on him last week, then the common man of Pakistan must be facing immense difficulties amid rampant injustice, adding that the nation has lost trust in the institutions and all eyes are on the Supreme Court (SC) now.
Speaking to the participants of long march via video link, he revealed that the assassination was planned in September 2022.
“This incident […] no, this planned assassination attempt … I want to clear that this plan was made in September,” he said while addressing long march participants through a video. “On Sep 24, I said in a public rally that this plan was formed and that they will blame a religious fanatic [for it].”
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Imran reiterated his allegations against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Maj Gen Faisal Naseer, claiming that they had planned to pin his murder on a “religious fanatic”.
The former premier claimed that the nation has lost trust in the institutions, urging the chief justice of Pakistan to take immediate action on the matter of FIR as well as take suo moto notice of a leaked video of Senator Azam Swati.
“CJP, we are becoming a banana republic. You have to save the country. The nation has lost trust in institutions. You have to fix this because the country doesn’t work without institutions,” he said in an address today.
The former premier said that what was happening in Pakistan today was “unimaginable even in western societies”.
“When will the country’s law give us protection,” Imran demanded, adding that the country’s future “lies in the CJP’s hands”.
“I urge the chief justice of Pakistan to take immediate action on the matter of FIR,” he said. “Moreover, I also urge him to take suo moto notice of a leaked video of Senator Azam Swati.”
He further revealed that Arshad Sharif was tortured before he was shot in Kenya last month.
“Chief Justice of Pakistan, I want you to take action. The nation is looking at you. Who was most bothered with Arshad Sharif’s writing? Who was so angry with him? CJP, only you can do it. The investigation agencies are in the hands of thieves. Who can trust these army officers?” he added.
Former premier Imran Khan has promised to fight for the “real freedom” of the country till his last breath.
“We are fighting for the future of our country,” he stressed. “Freedom has to be seized. It is not presented on a plate.”
“Until and unless the rule of law prevails, Pakistan would not be able to attain true freedom,” the former PM said. “The country cannot proper with blatant violations of law.”
