LAHORE -UNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday said he would not resist lawful action by law enforcement authorities while claiming that the police had surrounded his Zaman Park residence.
His statement comes in the wake of Punjab interim government’s 24-hour ultimatum to the PTI to hand over “30-40 terrorists residing inside Zaman Park”.
Addressing via video link, he said he would not pose resistance if police came with search warrants. “I have heard that I have “given refuge” to 40 terrorists in my home,” he added. He invited authorities to come to his residence in a civilised manner and refrain from assaulting his home.
He said he would give access to the residence to see if any terrorist had been residing there. “But don’t make it an excuse to launch a crackdown against the PTI,” he added,
The PTI chief said he defended the military when it faced criticism. In a tweet, he claimed it could be his “last messgae” before his arrest.
Mr Khan went on to say he never liked slavery throughout his life. He mentioned he spent 27 years of his life to bring about change in the country and warned of dire consequences if wisdom was not used to settle the crisis.
The former premier also publicised a survey reflecting that the PTI got 70pc popular support which, according to him, was the reason for his opponents’ attempts to stop him at every cost. The PTI leader, however, made it clear that he did not like to interfere with other institutions’ affairs.
Media invited to Imran’s residence ahead of his possible arrest
Meanwhile, the PTI invited all the media in the presence of Punjab police (no more than four persons) to Mr Khan’s residence to “see and let people see the reality”.
