The face-off between Imran Khan’s supporters and police personnel continues
New Delhi:
The “actual intent” of Pakistan police is to abduct and assassinate him and the arrest plan was “mere drama”, former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan alleged as we speak amid excessive drama on Lahore’s streets over makes an attempt to take him into custody,
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief made the grave allegation in a Twitter put up after his supporters blocked police’s makes an attempt to arrest him from his Lahore residence. Stones have been thrown on the males in uniform, who responded with water cannons.
Because the face-off between his supporters and police personnel continues, reinforcements have been known as in.
Clearly “arrest” declare was mere drama as a result of actual intent is to abduct & assassinate. From tear fuel & water cannons, they’ve now resorted to dwell firing. I signed a surety bond final night, however the DIG refused to even entertain it. There is no such thing as a doubt of their mala fide intent. pic.twitter.com/5LZtZE8Ies
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2023
Khan as we speak tweeted visuals of bullet shells and mentioned they show the police’s “mala fide intent”.
“Clearly ‘arrest’ declare was mere drama as a result of actual intent is to abduct & assassinate. From tear fuel & water cannons, they’ve now resorted to dwell firing. I signed a surety bond final night, however the DIG refused to even entertain it. There is no such thing as a doubt of their mala fide intent,” he added.
Slamming the “Institution” for sending in paramilitary personnel to sort out his supporters, he additionally questioned the stand of “those that declare they’re ‘impartial'”. “Is that this your concept of neutrality, Rangers instantly confronting unarmed protestors & ldrship of largest pol social gathering when their ldr is going through an unlawful warrant & case already in court docket & when govt of crooks attempting to abduct & probably homicide him?,” he requested.
After our staff & ldrship confronted police onslaught since yesterday morning of tear fuel, cannons with chemical water, rubber bullets & dwell bullets this morning; we now have Rangers taking up & are actually in direct confrontation with the folks. My query to the Institution,
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2023
The 70-year-old politician, additionally a cricket legend, is needed within the Toshakhana corruption case. Final October, Pakistan’s election fee discovered him responsible of unlawfully promoting items he acquired from overseas dignitaries throughout his time period as prime minister. Fees have been then filed in opposition to him in an anti-corruption court docket that final week issued an arrest warrant after Khan skipped summons.
Khan’s supporters hit the streets in Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi after his name to them to “come out”.
“The police have arrived to arrest me. They suppose that if Imran Khan goes to jail, the folks will fall asleep. You need to show them unsuitable, you need to show that the qaum (folks) is alive,” he mentioned in a video message final night.
“You need to combat in your rights, you need to hit the streets. God has given Imran Khan all the things. I’m preventing your battle. I’ve fought all my life and can proceed to take action. But when one thing occurs to me, they put me in jail or kill me, you need to show which you could combat even with out Imran Khan,” he added.
Khan has additionally alleged that the transfer to arrest him is a part of the “London plan”. “That is a part of the London plan and an settlement has been signed there to place Imran in jail, make the PTI fall and end all instances in opposition to Nawaz Sharif,” he has mentioned.
Following his ouster as prime minister final yr, Khan has been demanding snap polls. The demand has been rejected by his successor Shehbaz Sharif.