Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has slammed Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir and blamed him for his “abduction” after a court in Pakistan released him and barred his re-arrest until Monday.
After locking himself in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises for hours in fear of re-arrest despite being granted bail on Friday, Khan triumphantly returned to his Lahore home on Saturday (May 13).
Before departing for Lahore, the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief lashed out at the “imported government for kidnapping” him, despite the fact that the IHC had granted him bail in all cases, news agency PTI reported.
“They kidnapped me and forced me to stay here. I want to tell the entire nation that it is their bad intention, that they want to do something else, and that the entire nation should prepare to protest,” he added further.
After nearly 11 hours on the IHC grounds, the ex-premier finally left the federal capital without addressing the charged PTI workers who had remained on the streets all day.
This comes after he was granted protective bail for 2 weeks by the Islamabad High Court in a corruption case. The court also barred authorities from arresting Khan in any case registered anywhere in the country until Monday.
Three different benches of the IHC granted relief to the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief who was escorted to the court amid tight security. The bench also ordered the authorities to provide ‘foolproof security’ to Khan.
