Today’s jalsa is part of the many public gatherings planned by PTI to push for an early election.
Imran Khan had arrived in Karachi via charter plane.
Imran Ismail, Asad Qaiser had welcome Imran Khan at Karachi airport.
KARACHI: PTI chairman Imran Khan is addressing his party’s public gathering at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah.
In his address, Imran Khan thanked the people of Karachi to come out for the gathering. He informed the charged crowd that the problem is about the country’s future.
The PTI chairman asked the people to listen to him carefully so they could determine whether the his ouster from power was a “interference or conspiracy”. He also asked the people to raise their hands and show whether they believed his removal was an “interference or a conspiracy”.
“A major international conspiracy was carried out against this country,” said Imran. He added that he was not against any country and stood with humanity.
The former prime minister also shared that in the US there is a “strong and powerful” Pakistani community
“My Pakistanis I want friendship with everyone but slavery with no one,” said Imran Khan. He added that before coming to Karachi people were telling him that his life is at “threat” as “mafias” are after him.
“Pakistanis my life is not as important as your freedom. This conspiracy is to make you slaves. One Mir Jaffer has been imposed on us via a conspiracy,” said Imran Khan. He also explained to the people who Mir Jaffer was.
Explaining the alleged conspiracy against him, Imran Khan told the people that he got to know three to four months ago that US officials had started meeting the Opposition, PTI’s dissident MPs and journalists in the American embassy.
Imran Khan said that after those meetings when the US State Department official Donald Lu met the ambassador he knew of the no-confidence motion was being tabled against his government.
The PTI chairman claimed that the official had threatened the envoy that if the motion is not successful “then it will be very difficult for Pakistan”, adding that he said Pakistan would be “forgiven” if the no-confidence motion is “successful”.
“Pakistanis tell me what more disappointing threat can be given to 220 million people. And who are they giving it to? the country’s elected prime minister,” said Imran Khan.
The former prime minister shared that after the meeting his dissident MPs “conscience” started getting awakened and the government’s allies started leaving.
“Tell me Pakistanis whether it was a conspiracy or not? Which country is threatened like this?” asked Imran Khan.
Today’s jalsa is one of the many public gatherings planned by the PTI as they ramp up the political temperature to demand early elections after the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion.
While some PTI leaders are in Karachi ready to welcome Imran Khan other prominent leaders including Hammad Azhar, and Shafqat Mehmood are currently at Lahore’s Liberty Chowk where PTI supporters have come out on the call of Khan.
It is worth mentioning that when Imran Khan landed at Karachi airport he complained of severe headache and asked for medicine from PTI leader Imran Ismail.
Khan arrived in a charter plane and was received by Ismail, former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, among other leaders.
PTI leader receives Imran Khan from Karachi airport, drives him to Governor House. — Twitter/@PTIofficial
PTI leader receives Imran Khan from Karachi airport, drives him to Governor House. — Twitter/@PTIofficial
According to reports, Khan went to the governor house from the airport where he will chair a party meeting after which he is scheduled to reach Bagh–Jinnah to address the people of Karachi.
“My request to all those attending our jalsa in Karachi is to carry our Pakistan flag as this is now a fight for Pakistan’s sovereignty [and] haqeeqi (real) democracy, [and] against US-instigated regime change, supported by local Mir Jafars,” he wrote on Twitter.
Preparations for Karachi public gathering had began few days ago after Imran Khan had announced that he would be visiting the city.
Trussing falls during PTI’s Karachi public gathering
During the public gathering, a trussing fell in Karachi injuring a large number of PTI supporters present at the venue.
The light stand at Bagh-e-Jinnah ground collapsed and several people were injured, videos circulating on social media show that people had climbed the trussing due to which that stand fell.