Islamabad (IANS) | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held the army chief responsible for his ‘kidnapping’ on May 9 and distanced himself from the violence that broke out in several cities following his arrest. He said this during an interaction with media persons on the premises of the Islamabad High Court on Friday, Dawn reported. PTI chief said, it is not security agencies. It is a person, the army chief. There is no democracy in the army. What is happening is bringing disrepute to the army.
He (Army chief) is worried that if I come to power, I will de-notify him, Khan alleged. I tried my best to message them, I won’t. All this is happening, they have direct orders. He is the one who is sure that if I win, he will be de-notified.
The former prime minister also talked about his party workers being “harassed” by the government and alleged that 5,000 people were arrested during the year, Dawn reported.
Khan said he had survived two assassination attempts and his demand for an inquiry was rejected.
Reiterating his position in the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, the PTI chairman said he was completely unaware of the developments following his arrest and claimed that he had come to know that 40 people had lost their lives during the two days of protests Went.
Expressing grief over the incidents that happened while he was in NAB custody, Khan said just one person was bringing disrepute to the army, reported Dawn.
–IANS
