ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan penned another letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial claiming “Unknown” individuals were present at Islamabad Judicial Complex to assassinate him.

Imran made claim seeking permission to continue court appearances via video link due to security concerns. “I have been consistently requesting for video link facility from courts for my multiple court appearances since I am now facing over 90 cases,” PTI Chief said, claiming that during court visits, he was provided with “No security” despite an “Assassination plot already attempted against my life”. He alleged that upon his arrival at Islamabad for his most recent court appearance, his convoy “Was trapped on all sides by containers to block arrival at Judicial Complex and before Magistrate to deliberately try and create false situation of ‘no show’”.

Imran also claimed that his supporters who had gathered to express their solidarity were “Provoked” by police and Rangers deployed at premises who resorted to tear gas shelling, baton charge and stone pelting against “Unarmed citizens and PTI leadership”.

“When I was halfway through gate of complex police attacked workers around my car without any provocation,” he said, stressing that it was at this point that he realised “Something was amiss and that it was not my arrest that was being planned but my assassination”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 22 2023

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