No deal with anyone in jail, not face any difficulties in jail
PTI chairman has claimed that the May 9 violence was part of, what he calls, ‘the London Plan’.Imran Khan was quoted as saying by reporters that he was never offered talks and was ready to stay behind bars for a long period, but at the same time he could guarantee that the PTI would win the upcoming general election. He said he was afraid his opponent would run away from the election.
May 9 riots were also part of the London Plan, the former prime minister claimed and added he was ‘illegally’ arrested on that day and later a crackdown was launched on PTI and more than 10,000 workers were arrested.
Imran Khan rejected reports that he held negotiations in jail. PTI supremo on Monday said he is ready to ‘die but will not strike any deal or compromise’,In his informal conversation with the journalists in Adiala Jail during the open hearing of the cipher case, the former prime minister ruled out speculations about any deal or compromise.
Commenting on the allegations raised by Khawar Maneka against Bushra Bibi, the PTI supremo said he was used to slander the former first lady. I saw Bushra Bibi on the day our marriage took place, Imran Khan said and added he can say this under oath.
Imran Khan got the opportunity to speak with reporters when he was produced before the special court set up to hear the cypher case against Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi and others.
Prepared for longer incarceration but can guarantee PTI’s election victory.
The former PTI chairman told the court that the plan for his downfall was hatched by Qamar Javed Bajwa at the instigation of the US Under Secretary Donald Lu and that he would drag the two to the court, a private-run TV channel reported.
Khan wants Bajwa and Lu to be summoned to the court, his counsel Babar Awan later told reporters. PVT TV reported that during the informal engagement with journalists, Imran Khan was asked if he had held talks with anyone during his incarceration. Khan said no one had met him nor had he engaged in talks with anyone. He said he was ready to stay behind bars for a long time.
Imran Khan claimed the May 9 violence was part of the London plan. “You could review the CCTV footage. It will tell you who led them in [the Lahore Corp Commander House],” he said. Imran Khan said his arrest was unconstitutional. After the May 9 incident, around 10,000 people were arrested in 48 hours, he said.
Imran Khan said that the ‘London Plan’ was meant to bring back Nawaz Sharif and throw ‘us’ in jails.
Khan said he did not experience any anxiety in the jail and wanted to thank a few leaders who had left the PTI.Shah Mahmood Qureshi also spoke with the reporters and said that he was steadfast in his support for the PTI. In his informal remarks to reporters, Khan also said that former Army Chief General (r) Qamar Javed Bajwa and American Ambassador Donald Blome should also be summoned to the cipher case hearing.
The remarks were confirmed by Babar Awan in his media talk outside the Adiala jail as well. He added that the ‘witch hunt’ in the cipher case was being carried out on the lines of the Agartala Conspiracy case.
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The special court hearing the cipher case has set December 12 as the date of indictment for Khan and Qureshi. The indictment date was set by Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain after both the suspects were provided with the case record during the hearing held in the Adiala jail.
During the hearing, PTI lawyers urged the court not to hand over the record, while the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) special prosecutor asked the court to go ahead. Today was the second open court hearing after the judge decided to hold the trial in jail due to “serious security risks” brought to light by the prison’s superintendent.
The federal cabinet last week had also approved the summary to hold the jail trial of Khan and Qureshi in the cipher case after it was moved by the Ministry of Law and Justice. The court had also stated that the proceedings can be attended by anyone who wishes to do so including the journalists.
Despite those orders, only six journalists were allowed to attend the hearing today by the jail authorities.
