Hold 'top intelligence official' responsible for future assassination attempt, says Imran

PTI chief announces rallies in support of the chief justice, Constitution

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan alleged on Thursday that a "top intelligence official" was behind the assassination attempts against him and would be responsible if something happened to him in the future.

In a video message prior to his departure for the federal capital where he is due in court, Imran stated that he had already informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that “dirty Harry”, the top officer, was behind the attempts against his life. He added that the findings by the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Wazirabad case were sabotaged by of the official.

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He continued that the second assassination attempt was on March 18 outside the Islamabad judicial complex and now PTI leader Murad Saeed's life is in danger.

“They say that terrorists are after him [Saeed], but if something happens to him, it will be because of dirty Harry,” he said.

The ex-prime minister further emphasised that if something happened to him, “dirty Harry” would be responsible and “not terrorist or foreign agencies”.

“I have received no threats from anyone except from him and those involved with him”.

Commenting on his trip to court, Imran, sitting in a wheelchair, stated that he was going “despite” the swelling on his foot as the court had summoned him and he "respected the courts".

“Unlike those who create propaganda against judges when a verdict does not favour them,” he added, in a thinly veiled reference to the incumbent government.

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The PTI chief also called on the people of Pakistan to take to the streets on Saturday for “one hour in solidarity with the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP)”.

“The mafia,” he said, alluding to the government once again, “is after the CJP, have divided the Supreme Court and made a mockery of the Constitution”.

He continued that elections had to take place in 90 days but the government was evading elections because inflation and unemployment were wreaking havoc across the country.

“They are scared of elections, therefore they are going against the Constitution, CJP and the Supreme Court. To save the future of your children and the country, everyone should come out of their homes at 5:30 pm on Saturday to show the chief justice that the nation stands with him,” he said.

Imran also announced four rallies across the country to support the CJP and the country’s Constitution. He stated that he would lead the rally in Lahore on Saturday, while there would be gatherings in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar as well.

“Save your country, save your Constitution, save your Supreme Court,” he urged.

Imran is en route to the federal capital to appear before the Islamabad High Court after the IHC gave him one last chance to appear in the court in person if he wanted pre-arrest bail, noting that it cannot bend rules for the PTI chief just because he is a “privileged” person.