“Listen Carefully, The Things I Know…”: Imran Khan Warns Pak’s ISI
"Listen Carefully, The Things I Know...": Imran Khan Warns Pak's ISI
Lahore/Islamabad: Imran Khan on Friday stated he’s going to remain “silent” as he does now no longer need to “harm” the u . s . a . and its establishments, an afternoon after the ISI leader stated the previous high minister made a “rewarding offer” to Pakistan Army leader General Qamar Javed Bajwa in go back for backing his authorities at some stage in the political turmoil in March this yr.
Addressing his celebration supporters at Lahore’s well-known Liberty Chowk after launching his protest march in the direction of Islamabad annoying early elections, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader stated his march isn’t for politics or non-public hobby however to advantage actual freedom and make sure that each one choices have been made in Pakistan and now no longer in London or Washington.
“My best intention is to loose my kingdom and flip Pakistan right into a loose u . s . a .,” Khan, status atop a field, stated.
Khan rejected ISI leader Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum’s allegations in an exceptional press convention on Thursday, announcing it changed into one-sided and he best “mentioned Iman Khan” and by no means uttered a phrase towards the “thieves” withinside the authorities.
“DG ISI, pay attention carefully, the matters I know, I am staying silent for my establishments and the u . s . a .. I do not need to harm my u . s . a .,” the PTI leader stated because the crowd cheered.
“Our grievance is for positive functions and to your improvement. I can say extra however will now no longer say because it will harm the institution,” he stated.
Lt Gen Anjum on Thursday stated that Army leader Gen Bajwa changed into given a “rewarding offer” through the then authorities amidst the political turmoil in March. Gen. Bajwa is scheduled to retire subsequent month after a 3-yr extension.
The exceptional press convention through the undercover agent leader got here because the u . s . a . changed into grappling with exclusive variations approximately the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya and oblique allegations towards the armed forces. Sharif changed into shot lifeless at a police checkpoint at an hour’s distance from Nairobi on Sunday night, developing a typhoon withinside the u . s . a ..
The Kenyan police later stated it changed into a case of “fallacious identity” at some stage in a look for a comparable vehicle concerned in a infant abduction case.
Addressing his supporters, Khan stated that, in contrast to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, he changed into “now no longer a runaway that might both take a seat down quietly right here or criticise the army in London”.
“I am now no longer going to depart this u . s . a .. I will stay and die on this u . s . a .,” introduced the PTI leader.
“If the handlers and facilitators of the thieves of this imported authorities suppose that they (authorities) need to be widely wide-spread through us, then pay attention, this kingdom will provide each sacrifice however will by no means take delivery of those thieves,” he stated.
Khan additionally promised that the march could be peaceful. “Our march could be in line with the regulation, we are able to now no longer smash any rule. We will now no longer input the (excessive security) Red Zone and could best visit the regions that have been distinctive through the Supreme Court for protests,” he stated.
He additionally alleged that the Supreme Court did not shield his supporters’ constitutional proper at some stage in the protest on May 25 however was hoping that “this time our rights could be protected”.
Khan, 70, plans to reach in Islamabad on November four and has sought formal permission from the authorities to permit his celebration to preserve a protest rally. His celebration has billed the protest as a ‘Haqiqi Azadi March’ or a protest for real freedom of the u . s . a ..
It isn’t clean if he could move again after the rally or rework it right into a take a seat down-in at the sample of his 2014 protest whilst a 126-day take a seat down-in changed into staged through his fans in the front of the parliament building.
The authorities rejected the march and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb stated that the kingdom had refused to be subservient to a “overseas-funded” instigator and had rejected the “bloody march”.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah at some stage in a press convention flanked through officers of the Federal Investigation Agency in Islamabad, stated that Khan attempted to “threaten” the authorities and establishments to “get a date for elections” however failed on this regard.
The minister stated that when all the PTI leader’s strategies failed, he has now resorted to preserving an extended march.
“He made many speeches and used the phrase ‘neutral’. But whilst all this failed, he had no alternative left however to attempt some thing else,” Sanaullah stated.
He warned that “strict movement could be taken in the event that they try to interrupt the regulation and create a regulation and order scenario withinside the capital.” Sanaullah introduced that if PTI stood through its dedication to live withinside the locations accepted through the Supreme Court, nobody could forestall them from workout its democratic proper.
Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman has alleged that Khan considers himself to be “above the regulation and Constitution” as she accused the PTI leader of feeding human beings lies.
Rehman stated that Imran changed into a “fascist” who taken into consideration himself to be the “king”. “This is why he leads human beings in the direction of violence,” she introduced.
PTI secretary standard Asad Umar in advance informed the media in Lahore that the protest could be peaceful. He stated that the celebration determined to devote the march to killed journalist Sharif.
The u . s . a . changed into grappling with exclusive variations approximately the killing of journalist Sharif in Kenya and oblique allegations towards the armed forces.
Former data minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that the PTI’s lengthy march best had one agenda — sparkling elections.
The PTI chief informed Dawn News that the human beings of Pakistan desired new elections to be held. “People have pop out in loads and thousands. This is our war for actual freedom,” he stated.
He informed the “handlers” of the incumbent authorities that they have been dealing with a “flood of human beings” towards which none ought to stand.
“Their handlers, pay attention carefully. This is a flood of human beings and none can stand towards it,” he stated even as addressing the protesters as his march reached Ichhra in Lahore.
During a brief pitstop in Lahore’s Ichhra, Khan added every other fiery speech, this time concentrated on the authorities.
“They scouse borrow money, move abroad, come again after receiving an NRO after which go back [to power] again,” Khan stated from atop his field as Shah Mahmood Qureshi stood in the back of him.
“What do they consider us? That we’re bher bakriyan (fools)? Those who’ve stolen billions from our u . s . a . and stay in palaces in London are made high minister,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has directed tv channels now no longer to stay telecast programmes and different content material, in particular even as protecting PTI leaders’ speeches and the lengthy march.
The Pemra stated even as tracking Friday’s transmission, it changed into discovered at some stage in a speech “statements towards nation establishments have been aired stay” in violation of the code of behavior and courtroom docket orders.
It directed tv channels to chorus from “airing content material that [is] tantamount to malign/ shame nation establishments (advertently or inadvertently) and to sensitise their editorial boards, directors (new and programming), bureaus and subject journalists to conform with those directives.
Legal movement, main to suspensions and revocation of licences, could be initiated in case of non-compliance, Pemra warned.
Khan has been annoying early elections and dangerous a protest march in the direction of Islamabad to pressure his needs if the authorities did not provide a date for elections. The time period of the National Assembly will result in August 2023 and sparkling elections need to be held inside 60 days.
Khan, who changed into ousted from strength in April after dropping a no-self assurance vote in his leadership, has mentioned a ‘risk letter’ from the United States and claimed that it changed into a part of a overseas conspiracy to cast off him as he changed into now no longer desirable for following an impartial overseas policy. The US has bluntly rejected the allegations.
