by Hamza AmirPakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan warned on Wednesday that Pakistan was heading towards an “imminent disaster” amid unrest following his dramatic arrest last week.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, who has secured protective bail till May 31, said in a video-link address that Pakistan could face an “East Pakistan-like situation” if the country’s political instability is not addressed. may have to face. In 1971, East Pakistan broke away from West Pakistan to form the nation of Bangladesh.
Imran Khan accused the ruling coalition government of raising an army against his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
“PDM leaders and Nawaz Sharif, who is missing in London, are least concerned whether the country’s constitution has been desecrated, state institutions destroyed or even the Pakistan Army discredited . They are looking out for their vested interests of saving the looted money.” Alone,” he said.
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Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying, “It is high time that the powers that be should reconsider sensibly otherwise the country will face a situation like East Pakistan.”
The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province had demanded that Imran Khan hand over 30 to 40 terrorists taking shelter at his residence by 2 pm on Thursday.
In response, Khan has asked the government to search the house in a legal manner after obtaining a search warrant.
Earlier in the day he had tweeted, “Probably my last tweet before my next arrest. Police have surrounded my house.” He also posted some videos in which the police are shown taking positions outside his house.
Pakistan witnessed violent protests last week following the arrest of Imran Khan on corruption charges on May 9. Protesters stormed the Army Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and set fire to a corps commander’s house in Lahore.
On Monday, top military officials vowed to bring to justice the arsonists who attacked civilian and military installations through trials under relevant laws of the country, including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act.
(With inputs from Press Trust of India)