UN expresses concern over attack on Imran’s residence
UN expressed concern over the situation in Lahore UN spokesman said aware...
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said his arrest was not being made to produce him before the court, but to kill him, Bol News reported.
Talking to senior journalists at Zaman Park in Lahore, Imran Khan said he had decided to appear before the court on March 18. He said he believed in rule of law and its implementation.
“When I had told that I would appear in the court, then why this drama was staged,” he asked.
The former prime minister said they would not let elections delay more than 90 days. If the elections were delayed beyond 90 days, then they would launch a constitutional movement, he maintained.
Imran Khan said they would not let elections be delayed by violating the constitution.
On March 15, the United Nations had expressed concerns over the attack on the residence of PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan in Lahore.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric had issued a statement on the political environment and tension in Pakistan.
“We are aware of the raid on the house of former Prime Minister Imran Khan,” he had said, adding that the tension had decreased in the past few hours.
The spokesperson had said the United Nations believes in peaceful protests. He had said the right to peaceful protests should be allowed in Pakistan as well.
Global human rights organization Amnesty International had also expressed concern about the situation in Lahore outside Imran Khan’s residence.
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