This was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan. on Friday that the “establishment” gave him three options: “resignation, no-confidence [vote] or elections”, after filing of No-confidence motion against to him in National Assembly.
He spoke about this in an interview. Ahri Newswhich aired on On Friday, answering questions about whether the opposition, government or others party”offered early elections and his resignation as options.
The prime minister said when he was introduced with three options”We said that the elections best option I can’t even think about resigning, and as for confidentiality vote is concernedI believe in fight to the end”.
pointing out that several members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf defected to opposition front of distrust vote, the prime minister explained that even if the distrust of the opposition move failed”We can not run in government with such people (defectors).”
So, he said, “It will be better for Pakistan if we hold elections again.”
Asked if he was ready to go for early elections, he replied: “If we win [in] this [no-confidence] vote is very good idea to go for early election”.
To the question of what would governments strategy to be in If the opposition’s offer of no confidence was not accepted, he replied: “We will strategy [in the coming days].”
“My life is in danger”
Previously in In an interview, the prime minister said his life was in danger, saying that those who plotted to overthrow him government were “scared, knowing that even if he was kicked out, public will continue support to him”.
“I speak openly about this, that there is a threat to my life,” he said.
“They, all those who entered into an agreement [against me], know that I will not sit silent, prime minister went on adding: “What do they think? spend 20 billion rupees, 25 billion rupees and overthrow my government and I will silently watch?
“That’s why I openly say that there is a threat to my life.”
prime minister comes statement hours after Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry said that the security authorities had reported a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Earlier this week PTI leader Faisal Wavda made similar allegations, stating that a conspiracy to kill prime minister over his refusal to “sell out the country”.
Wavda had made remarks on Ahri News show “Off the Record” in response to a question about the letter PM Imran waved at PTI on 27 March power show in Islamabad, claiming that it contains “evidence of “foreign conspiracy” to overthrow him government.
He said there was a threat prime minister of life, but remained noncommittal when asked if an alleged plot to assassinate the prime minister was mentioned in letter.
When Prime Minister Imran Khan confirmed this in In his interview, he said that his life is in danger because he is not satisfied with those involved. in conspiracy as wellpeople like Shehbaz Sharif, who cleans boots” and “are slaves money”.
Premiere added this people like PML-N President Shehbaz did not have public support.
Without naming anyone, he continued, “They are afraid of people who have public support. They talk about murder because know that if he (Prime Minister Imran) is expelled from government he will still be relevant because public is an with to him.”
“Then they go for another option. Look at history’ Prime Minister Imran said, adding that ‘they will try best through local collaborators, three puppets” – term he uses Shehbaz, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and Pakistan Democratic Movement leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to refer to.
prime minister further claimed that campaign would also be initiated for his “character assassination”, adding that his wife Bushra Bibi and one of her partners named Farah also be targeted.
“Knew about the conspiracy since August”
Previously in interview, t. prime minister showed that he was aware of a conspiracy was being prepared to overthrow him government since august last year.
“I’ve had an idea since August and I also knew the planning was going on in London,” he said, adding that also informed his office back that the coming “winter will be a very difficult time for us”.
He said that also there were reports from agencies in in this regard, since he named the PML-N supremo as one of persons involved in conspiracy.
“He (Nawaz Sharif) met people, people like Hussein Haqqani […] who was involved in memogat. They were in constant touch,” he claimed, claiming that Nawaz was holding last meeting in in this respect on March, 3rd. “And we received this document (letter, as he claims, of foreign conspiracy to overthrow him government) on March 7th.
prime minister went on to say it people who entered into an agreement in this alleged conspiracy was also against Pakistan Army, adding that “Pakistan survived because of his army.”
“And Nawaz Sharif and his daughter openly resented against armies, he said.
prime minister also claimed that the united opposition was making efforts to overthrow him government in to get NRO(amnesty).
“But I will never give their NRO,” he expressed his resolve.
Moreover, according to him, “outside forces” need “robbers and cutthroats … and corrupt who become their slaves to save their corruption.”
He also claimed that the “threatening letter” said that if Imran Khan was overthrown throughconfidence vote foreign powers involved in plot to “forgive Pakistan”.
“But if he survivesconfidence vote there will be dire consequences for Pakistan and we will isolate Imran Khan,” he said. added. “How do they know what new government I will work [well] with them? …So they had a connection with they (opposition). That means this conspiracy is hatching for in past six months.”
He went on say that some PTI members who deserted people from the opposition and media faces met with officials in embassies.
“I had all the reports,” he said.
Asked if his recent visits to China and Russia had “fast- accelerated the process of regime change against him”, he compared foreign policy to the one, that of India.
“During the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, they (India) remained non-aligned. They were close to the Soviet Union,” but still kept in touch. with United States.
“And because of their (India’s) foreign policy see how is Indian passport respected in compared to Pakistan,” he said. added. “When you are a self-respecting nation, others also respect you. But we continued to change blocks, ”he complained.
He further criticized previous governments for drone attacks allowed in country at war with america on terror.
‘No difference on Appointment of the chief of ISI’
In response to a question about civilmilitary connections with regarding the “appointment in October”, which clearly hinted at the appointment of but new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general – prime minister said: “We were all on one page. We didn’t have any disagreements.”
He said he has no problem with in military leadership as opposed to past leaders, who were “scared of army because of their corruption.”
When the host specifically called former Intelligence chief General Faiz Hamid asks if the prime minister has been wanted him to continue working as the head of the spy network because he was his favorite, Prime Minister Imran said that he worked with General Faiz for three years and he knew it was winter of Winter 2021 ‘will be the most difficult time for us”.
Referring to the economic difficulties and the situation in Afghanistan after the US left, he said: “I insisted on he (General Faiz) continued until the winter, as he was tested.”
“They had their own view, which was that system in army. They had their point of view and I had mine. But I didn’t think about who will new army commander,” he said.
He also refuted reports that he intended to strip General Qamar Javed Bajwa of his army commander status and stated that this was “PML-N misinformation”. campaign”.
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