- Incarcerated PTI founder says he will tell Gen Munir about AJK situation and country’s direction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday declared that he will write a letter to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, not for personal reasons, but for the sake of the country.
“I’ll tell him what’s happening in Azad Jammu Kashmir and we must think about the country’s direction. The army and the people are not brought face to face,” he said while talking to the media in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
He said that when the beneficiaries of Form-47 are questioned, they begin to pressure the judges and the media.
“Form-47 beneficiaries are attacking Justice Babar Sattar,” he stated. “All are trying to keep an artificial democracy running.”
Khan claimed they dissolved Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governments to avoid pressure from the intelligence agencies.
“After the [former] interim PM’s statement, what justification does this government have?” he questioned. “[Anwaarul Haq] Kakar sent a message to Shehbaz Sharif by taunting Hanif Abbasi.”
Saying that Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa was a courageous person, Imran questioned why the petitions of PTI about the May 9 events and the February 8 elections are not being heard.
“We want our trial conducted like the trials of Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gilani were conducted.”
Khan lamented that his Supreme Court appearance wasn’t broadcast live. “I was eager to speak during the hearing,” he said. “I hope my next appearance will be broadcast live.”
The former prime minister said that if PTI senior leaders Pervaiz Elahi and Shah Mahmood Qureshi quit the party today, they will be released. On negotiations with the government, Imran said that there is no point in negotiating with those who have no power.
When asked about his wife Bushra Bibi’s medical test, Khan said he does not trust the PIMS hospital’s reports. “We suggested taking two blood samples, one for PIMS and one for Shaukat Khanum. I don’t trust PIMS reports. They previously claimed my blood had cocaine. I sued them for that.”
“Bushra Bibi also asked for samples to be sent to both labs. The medical staff refused, so she didn’t give samples.” Khan reiterated his plan to write to the army chief. “Lawyers are preparing the letter,” he concluded.
