Imran Khan, who was removed from the post of PM after a no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly in April this year, has been demanding fresh general elections in Pakistan.
Imran Khan, who was removed from the post of PM after a no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly in April this year, has been demanding fresh general elections in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has accused former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of “committing an offense of treason against the state” and called on institutions such as the judiciary to stand up against the former prime minister’s “poor agenda”.
Speaking during the Geo News program “Naya Pakistan” on Sunday, Mr. Sanaullah said, “Khan has only one demand: he wants to be adopted by institutions to replace him in the prime minister’s chair. Institutions, governments, Parliament, and the judiciary, must stand up against their lousy agenda.” He said Mr Khan would never succeed in his agenda against the country and the nation.
The report said that Sanaullah accused the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief of “committing an offense of sedition against the state”.
The minister said the cricketer-turned-politician should refrain from talking about it if it is not true, but he does so because it “strengthens his political agenda”, it said.
Mr Sanaullah reiterated that Mr Khan wanted to make the appointment of the Pakistan Army chief controversial, while asserting that Khan “doesn’t care about his self-respect,” it said.
Responding to a question about the delay in registering the FIR, the minister said there will be hurdles if you want to register a case against the state.
“Police have the right to refuse if any fraudster wants to register a case for him” [certain] objectives,” he said.
Hospital officials said Mr Khan, who sustained bullet injuries, was discharged from the hospital on Sunday and went to his private residence in the city.
Mr Khan was shot in the right leg on Thursday when two gunmen opened fire on him and a container-mounted truck in Wazirabad area of Punjab province, where he was leading a protest march against Shahbaz Sharif. government.
He underwent surgery for a bullet wound at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, owned by his charitable organisation.
Addressing a press conference from the hospital on Sunday, Mr Khan said the long march would resume on Tuesday in Wazirabad from the point where 11 people, including himself, were shot.
Mr Khan, who was ousted as prime minister after a no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly in April this year, is calling for fresh general elections in Pakistan.
However, the federal government led by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is now opposed to holding elections.
The term of the current National Assembly will end in August 2023.