In a startling revelation, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan on Friday claimed the party has evidence of another assassination plot being hatched to murder PTI chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan.
Addressing the media in Islamabad, Awan, who is also Imran’s lawyer, said the party has received fresh reports from a “foreign intelligence agency” about another assassination attempt on Imran Khan.
Without identifying the spy agency or divulging further details on the purported evidence, Awan said a plan has been made for a sniper to target Imran in the Islamabad judicial complex during his court hearing.
A foreign agency has said that such an incident could happen in the Islamabad courts, he claimed.
The PTI leader said that CCTV cameras were switched off for the first time and no security arrangements were made during Imran Khan’s arrival in the judicial complex for a court hearing earlier this week.
He said a terrorism case had been registered against Ahmed Niazi, who is in charge of Imran Khan’s security, to undermine the security of the former premier.
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“Attempts are being made to carry out an attack in the Salman Taseer and Liaquat Bagh-style formula to kill Imran Khan,” he said. Awan also called upon the judiciary to allow his client to appear for hearings via video link due to the security concerns.
The former premier sustained bullet injuries after a gunman opened fire on his container during the party’s ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’ in Wazirabad In November last year.
One person had died in the incident while several members of the PTI chairman’s close circle – including Senator Faisal Javaid, former Sindh governor Imran Ismail, Ahmad Chattha and Imran Yousaf – were injured.
In a recent address, Imran claimed that five people including Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and “Dirty Harry” were conspiring to kill him in a bid to stop his potential return to power.
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