As Imran resumes his march, politics are back on the boil - Attawrites

November 10, 2022

 As Imran resumes his march, politics are back on the boil.

As Imran resumes his march, politics are back on the boil

Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, declared on Sunday that his party will restart its lengthy march into Islamabad on Tuesday (tomorrow), starting precisely from the location where he came dangerously close to passing away three days prior.


In a video posted live on social media from Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, where he was receiving care after being shot in the leg during the protest march on Thursday in Wazirabad, the former prime minister made the statement.


Imran stated that the location of the PTI employee Moazzam Gondal, who was murdered in the attack, was where the march will begin on Tuesday. "Our march will resume from the area in Wazirabad where I and 11 other people were shot, and where Moazzam was slain," Imran said.



The nation was shook by the occurrence on Thursday, which resulted in widespread anti-assassination protests around the country. The former prime minister survived the attempted murder with gunshot wounds.


The wounded PTI president, however, stated during the speech that he would not participate in person while he healed from his injuries but would do so once the convoy arrived in Rawalpindi, which is anticipated in the next 10 to 14 days.



Imran will nevertheless speak to the marchers every day after urging them to join the demonstration.


The PTI leader accepted the prime minister's proposal to form a judicial panel to look into the incident, but he expressed doubts about the commission's objectivity.


Imran lamented the Punjab police's unwillingness to file an incident report (FIR) and noted that, despite his party being in charge of provincial affairs, it had been three days since the event and still no FIR had been filed.


He stated, "They [the police] say we are ready to register a case against the PM and [interior minister] Rana Sanaullah but not Major General Faisal Raheem. That is why [the] FIR hasn't been registered."


Additionally, he repeated his claims that the container attack was orchestrated by the prime minister, the minister of the interior, and the top army commander.


"I firmly believe that these three engaged in a conspiracy to carry out this [attack]. I have the right to file the case. If I can't have his name on the FIR, as the head of the largest political party and a former prime minister, what [rights can be expected] for the country and the average person?



Imran bemoaned the fact that some citizens in the nation believed they were above the law and questioned whether this behaviour was permitted by the constitution. He also requested a transparent investigation, arguing that only a thorough investigation could reveal the truth.


It is important to remember that PTI General Secretary Asad Umar stated in a video message on Thursday that the party chairman had named three individuals who he believed were responsible for the gun attack on the long march. This was in response to the attack on Imran in Wazirabad.


The former minister claimed that the PTI leader was adamant that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Major General Faisal Naseer were the ones who had orchestrated the attack.


The former premier further stated that he wanted the nation's highest court to establish a judicial commission to investigate journalist Arshad Sharif's inexplicable murder in Kenya.


"Everyone is aware of the journalist's killer. The mother of Arshad Sharif, as well as other journalists and colleagues, who are all experts, should be questioned by the court. Independent inquiries will show who compelled the journalist to flee Pakistan and then the UAE."



Imran also brought up the cypher during his speech and requested that the Supreme Court look into it.


He claimed that the National Assembly had submitted the top court a copy of the encryption for review, but he said, "I am struggling to understand why the probe has not yet been launched. It is a really significant issue.


"A démarche has already been sent by the National Security Committee (NSC). He questioned the ISPR for calling it a "drama" and stated that there is no mention of any such cypher in any democracy in the globe when an ambassador is instructed to remove the prime minister of your nation.


He urged that the court launch an investigation and inform the country if it was a conspiracy or an intervention.


The PTI leader also urged the top court to order a judicial investigation into the information provided by Senator Azam Swati regarding the alleged abuse he allegedly endured while in detention and the video scandal issue.


"Swati has made the decision to organise a sit-in in front of the Supreme Court with other PTI senators in order to seek justice. As state institution blackmail has reached a new high, superior attorneys would also join them. The court must enforce the rule of law in the nation because the legitimacy of the judicial system is on the line, Imran continued.

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