LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan paid tribute to activists, workers and leaders for the way they participated in the ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ (court arrest movement).
Addressing his party workers and supporters at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore former prime minister stressed he was “not going to bow in front of anyone and nor allow anyone else from his party to do so”.
He claimed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was “about to be convicted by National Accountability Bureau (NAB)and Federal Investigation Agency ( FIA) for Rs16 billion of corruption, but Gen (r) Bajwa rescued him.
“PM Shehbaz was rescued by former chief of army staff General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa who kept getting [the] NAB cases trial postponed.
He alleged that another plan was hatched to assassinate him during court appearances. “No security was placed during my appearance in Islamabad courts”.
The former prime minister said that his legal team will write a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the matter
The PTI chairman came down hard on the “state institutions.” While vented his rage in his fiery speech.
Khan’s appearance came amid a swarm of PTI workers gathered at Zaman Park after the Islamabad police arrived at Imran Khan’s Lahore residence to make his arrest for the Toshakhana case.
On February 28, additional sessions judge Zafar Iqbal of an Islamabad court issued the former prime minister’s non-bailable arrest warrant for continuously failing to appear before the court in the Toshakhana case.
In the hard-hitting speech, Imran Khan said no matter if the government places his name on the exit control list (ECL) as he has no intention of leaving the country.
Taking a dig at the leadership of the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance, the PTI leader said that their legs start shaking if their “names are put on the no-fly list”.
Berating the former army chief, Khan alleged that Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa imposed a group of criminals on the country through a conspiracy.
‘They wanted to remove [assassinate] me’
Addressing his party workers and supporters, Khan said that there is no security risk, adding that “they” wanted to “remove” (assassinate) him from the path.
The deposed prime minister said that he was being dragged into the courts in fake cases.
Khan claimed that his life was in danger and demanded that he should be allowed to attend the hearing of Toshakhana case via video link.
Khan maintained that his lawyers would write a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial in this regard.
Moreover, all the roads leading to Zaman Park have been closed and barriers have been placed outside Khan’s house. As per the reports, the people present inside Khan’s residence are not opening the doors.
The police apprise that Khan’s chief of staff was present inside, adding that they are trying to locate the PTI chief.
“We were assured that Imran Khan will appear before the court on March 7,” he said, adding that they have to implement the court orders.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, while talking to the media in Faisalabad, said that the police had arrived at Zaman Park to implement the court’s order. He said that the court will be informed about whatever happens at Zaman Park.
“If the arrest was to happen then the [PTI] workers will not have been able to stop it,” Sanaullah said, adding that the former prime minister could have been arrested “three days” ago.
He said that Khan’s allegations of an attempt on life were fundamentally wrong.
“There was no such case of the assassination bid on Imran Khan. Imran Khan has been finding ways to avoid appearing before the courts and punishment,” the minister said.
