In first speech since his release, PTI chief says he wants CJP to form a panel under him for the investigation
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan denied Saturday that his party workers were involved in attacks on military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House and the General Headquarters (GHQ), during the violent protests that gripped the country recently following his arrest.
\nIn his first address since his release, Khan called for an independent inquiry to unearth the truth. The PTI chairman said that those who were escaping from the elections wanted to create unrest and chaos in the country, not his party.
\nViolent protests erupted in different parts of the country soon after the PTI chairman was taken into custody by Rangers personnel from Islamabad High Court (IHC) \u2014 acting on National Accountability Bureau\u2019s (NAB) warrant on May 9.
\nAt least 10 people were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries during the days-long protests with internet services also remaining suspended for over 72 hours across the country.
\nAfter the supporters attacked army installations, the army said that May 9, 2023 \u2014 the day when chaos gripped the nation following Khan\u2019s arrest \u2014 would go down in history as a \u201cdark chapter\u201d.
\nAddressing the nation via video link, the PTI chairman said that those who were escaping from the elections wanted to create unrest and chaos in the county but not his party.
\nKhan blamed the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif for attacking the judiciary. He maintained that the PML-N supremo \u201cdestroyed the judiciary\u201d.
\nThe former prime minister \u2014 who was deposed from office in April last year \u2014 thanked the judiciary for saving him from going to prison in \u201cfake cases\u201d.
\nOn May 11, the Supreme Court declared Khan\u2019s arrest in the case \u201cillegal\u201d authorities had been ordered to release him \u201cimmediately\u201d.
\nThe top court sent the PTI chief to the Police Lines Guest House and ordered him to present himself before the IHC, the same court which declared his arrest legal.
\nThe PTI chairman Friday got blanket relief from the IHC as the authorities have been barred from arresting the deposed prime minister in any case till May 15.
\nKhan said he was against violence and vandalism, adding that his party always remained peaceful despite all kinds of provocations. The deposed prime minister slammed the establishment for \u201cattacking\u201d him as if he was \u201cthe biggest terrorist of Pakistan\u201d.
\nIn a single day, 15 criminal cases were lodged against him, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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