PTI founder Imran Khan warns Pakistan’s federal government

Islamabad: Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), threatened to start a civil disobedience movement if his “legitimate demands”—which include the release of political prisoners awaiting trial, a judicial investigation into the events of May 9, and the crackdown on PTI protesters on November 26—are not fulfilled by Sunday.

Imran Khan claimed in a statement that the previous prime minister of Pakistan threatened to start a “boycott of remittances” as a form of civil disobedience if the demands were not fulfilled.

Given that many PTI employees were reportedly fired at by snipers on November 26, he also referred to it as the “darkest day” in Pakistani history.

“The worst day in Pakistani history is November 26. Snipers opened fire on unarmed civilians on this day, resulting in the injuries and martyrdom of young people as well as the three-week disappearance of numerous more. The search for the missing is the duty of the government. Where are these people? The government has to respond. For democracy, our people have sacrificed. I give my parliamentary party and Barrister Gohar instructions to speak out for these people in the assembly. It is intolerable that the Parliament is still operating normally when the nation is experiencing bloodshed,” he said.

The federal administration was falsely accusing Imran Khan of attacking the nation, he said in defense of his party.

“Remind them that the Senate and the (National) Assembly, the illegitimate Parliament that resulted from election fraud, are the targets, not the nation. Imran Khan said that a conspiracy, not popular ballots, brought this administration to office.

According Pakistan ARY News, which cited a statement from his sister Aleema Khan, Imran Khan earlier on Wednesday threatened to demand that remittances be stopped if his demands were not satisfied.

Speaking to the reporters outside Adiala Jail, Imran Khan’s sister said the founder reaffirmed his support for the release of innocent inmates and the creation of a judicial committee made up of three Supreme Court justices.