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November 04, 2022 : In his first address since the assassination attempt, PTI chief Imran Khan has stated that he was aware of the plot to kill him.
“I’ll come to the details of the attack later. I got to know the day before [the attack] that either in Wazirabad of Gujrat, they planned to kill me.”
Imran Khan addressed the nation from Lahore hospital where he was taken for treatment after he received bullet injuries when purported assailants fired at his long- march.
His address came at a time when PTI supporters took to streets and marched toward army cantonments in various places , including Lahore.
My party not made by establishment, Imran says
Imran Khan said that his party wasn’t “made by the establishment” like the PPP and the PML-N. He asserted that he came into power with the people’s support.
“The way the people supported me, I was surprised […] we announced a long march on May 25. They staged three marches during our tenure. We thought the law and Constitution permitted us [to stage a protest].”
We thought they would give us permission because we have given them permission, he said. But instead they subjected our workers and leaders to violence.
“They shelled families in Islamabad […] they thought the party would end but they didn’t understand the [sentiments of the] nation because when decisions are made in closed rooms, you don’t know what is happening.”
PTI chairman Imran Khan, while recalling the political events in the country in the last six months, said that the govt never loses any confidence vote because it had resources.
“The cipher came […] Donald Lu threatened the ambassador that if Imran Khan is not removed the country will face difficulties. Then, money was used to buy the loyalties of our lawmakers.
“The PTI took a principled decision to not take part in this auction because if we use the government’s money, it will mean stealing the money of the nation and the people,” he said.
“After this, the government is removed […] people thought that now PTI grave has been dug and Imran is gone forever but Pakistani nation does what it never did before.”
