Nov 17(ABC): PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who had a close brush with death after he was shot during his long march protest in Wazirabad, Punjab, said he still dreaded another bid on his life in the near future.
“They think that the only way to get me out of the way is actually [to] eliminate me. So I think that there is a threat, still,” Khan said in an interview with France24.
Khan claimed that the suspect arrested was merely a decoy and that there was another gunman at the rally in the eastern city of Wazirabad.
The former premier said he only trusted the chief justice to conduct an independent investigation, arguing that any other probe would be sabotaged by the government.
The former premier said he also feared further attempts on his life but vowed to rejoin the anti-government march.
He said he would take “more precautions” but vowed to carry on regardless of the risks, insisting that the protest march would remain peaceful.
He said the only solution was free and fair elections, stressing that his party was certain to win them.
Khan, who was ousted as premier in April after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, denied having backtracked on his claim that he was toppled as part of a collusion between the US and the Pakistani elite.
He stressed there was indeed evidence that the US administration wanted to oust him, saying that a diplomatic cable proved his claim and that the issue was now in the hands of the chief justice. However, he said he didn’t want to go against the interests of the people of Pakistan by antagonising a superpower.