প্রকাশ: 05/11/2022
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan Friday said what
happened in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) is happening in his country now.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief drew comparisons
to 1970, when the largest party, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-led Awami League, was
denied the right to form the government despite gaining the majority of seats
in East Pakistan in the general elections of December 7 – a watershed moment
that later broke Pakistan.
"What happened in East Pakistan? The military took
action against the party which won the elections," Imran said in his first
public remarks in a video broadcast on PTI's YouTube channel after narrowly
escaping an assassination attempt during a long march in Punjab's Wazirabad
Thursday.
"The largest party won, but it was denied its rights;
the same thing is happening here right now," the PTI chief added.
Sitting in a wheelchair at a hospital in Lahore, the
70-year-old former international cricket star said he would not have survived
the shooting if the two shooters he saw had "synchronised" their
attack.
One of Imran's supporters was killed and 13 others,
including two lawmakers, were wounded in the attack.
Imran's protest march and rallies were peaceful until
Thursday afternoon's attack, raising concerns about growing political
instability in Pakistan, a country with a history of political violence and
assassinations.
He maintains that his April ouster from Parliament was
unlawful and a conspiracy by his political opponents orchestrated by the US, a
charge denied by both Washington and his successor Shehbaz Sharif.
Imran wants the government to announce snap elections. He
led the protest from Lahore beginning last Friday along with thousands of
supporters, saying his protest will continue until his demands are accepted.
Pakistan says elections will take place as scheduled in
2023.
- UNB
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