Pakistan General Election: Imran Khan Plays 'US Card'; Says he dared to oppose the US during his term in office
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticized the United States for its involvement in the country's internal affairs. He stated that if he had not challenged the US, no other prime minister would have dared to resist such foreign interference.
Lahore: Ahead of the upcoming general elections in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a big claim. The former prime minister has claimed that by challenging American power during his rule, he set a precedent for challenging the United States. The cricketer-turned-politician claimed that had he not stood up to the US, no other Pakistani Prime Minister would have 'dared' Washington's interference in Islamabad's internal affairs.
Imran Khan is currently serving his sentence in the high-security Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. He was sentenced to ten and fourteen years in two separate cases after being convicted of revealing and selling state secrets in the infamous encryption case.
Strikingly, Khan's party symbol, the cricket bat, has been snatched by the Pakistan Election Commission, which also threw away the nomination papers of his party leaders earlier this week.
Imran Khan's long post on X
His to use the weapon of the vote to overthrow the government. “thugs.” After that, it was also used to post messages on behalf of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).
The former Prime Minister also said, “When the code case came to light, I warned that unless we dealt with it decisively, no Prime Minister in the future would be able to resist such blatant foreign interference in Pakistan's internal affairs. General Musharraf also surrendered to US threats to 'bomb Pakistan into the Stone Age'.
He further said that the Toshakhana, Cipher and Iddat cases only highlight their “frivolous, baseless and politically motivated” nature.
“But to appease their masters who orchestrated the regime change operation, I was deprived of the legal right to cross-examine the witness or present my witnesses, because the handlers knew that this would easily expose another major betrayal in our political history. of Mir Jaffer from Bengal,” he added.
He specifically referred to an 18th century Bengali ruler (in undivided India) who cast aside his Mughal master to join forces with the British to consolidate his position.
Imran's appeal to Pakistani youth
“You should know that all these cases have no legal basis; they are part of an ongoing political circus in the country for the past 22 months,” he urged his people. The quick resolution of these cases has only one purpose: to undermine the confidence of voters, especially the younger generation.
“But remember that Allah is the ultimate planner, so don't give up.” He ended his lengthy
(With input from agencies)