Imran Khan alleges 'three criminals' waiting to target him again

Pakistans former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday alleged that three criminals who were behind the failed assassination attempt on him early this month are waiting to target him againAddressing a mega rally of his Pakistan TehreekeInsaf party here in this garrison city which houses the headquarters of the powerful army Khan said he had a close encounter with death and had seen bullets flying overhead during the attack on himIn his first inperson address to the party workers after the failed assassination bid on his life Khan alleged that three criminals who he claimed were behind the attack on him are waiting to take a shot at him againThe 70yearold leader has repeatedly alleged that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and ISI Counter Intelligence Wing head MajGen Faisal Naseer were behind the attack on himAlso Read Sheer hypocrisy Congress attacks PM Modi on Constitution DayKhan called on his supporters to free themselves from the fear of death if they wanted to live freelyFear makes an entire nation into slaves he said referring to the battle of Karbala in present day Iraq where the Prophets grandson Imam Hussain was killed along with his family members for raising his voice against the tyrant ruler of his timeKhan who was accompanied by a team of doctors as he arrived in a helicopter in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Saturday said everyone had advised him when he was setting out from Lahore not to do so due to his injured leg as well as the threats to his lifeHe said he went ahead because he had seen death from close rangeIf you want to live life shun the fear of death he saidKhan said the nation stands at a defining point and crossroads with two paths before it one path was one of blessings and greatness while the other path was of humiliation and destructionHe is leading the long march demanding early general elections months after he was ousted from powerEarlier Khan was advised to wear a bulletproof jacket should not exit the vehicle on the way to the rallys venue and keep his movement secretThe former cricketerturnedpolitician said on Friday that despite being injured he is determined to head to Rawalpindi for the sake of the nationKhan was ousted from power in April after losing a noconfidence vote in his leadership which he alleged was part of a USled conspiracy targeting him because of his independent foreign policy decisions on Russia China and Afghanistan The US has denied the allegationsHe is the only Pakistani prime minister to be ousted in a noconfidence vote in Parliament The term of the current National Assembly will end in August 2023This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever