Pakistan's Jailed Former PM Imran Khan Threatens Civil Disobedience Movement If Demands Not Met By Sunday
ABP NewsLahore, Dec 20 Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has announced yet another round of protest, this time a civil disobedience movement, asking the Pakistani diaspora to boycott remittances if his demands are not met by Sunday. In a long post on his official X handle on Thursday, Khan, 72, put forth two major demands -- release of under-trial political prisoners and establishment of judicial commissions for transparent investigations into the incidents of May 9, 2023 and November 26, 2024 -- to hold talks with the Shehbaz Sharif government at the federal level. The PTI founder on November 13 had issued a “final call” for nationwide protests, demanding the restoration of the PTI’s electoral mandate, the release of detained party members, and the reversal of the 26th Amendment, which, he said, had strengthened a “dictatorial regime.” Khan, currently lodged at the Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, was arrested over an year ago and faces multiple cases since his government was toppled in April 2022. On Thursday, Khan's post on X further alleged: “General Bajwa conspired against our elected government and caused Pakistan a loss of USD 42 billion.” The government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has caused immense damage to the IT industry and other sectors, which is why the public is disillusioned with it, he said.