ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturdayannounced that his party will return to the National Assembly if thegovernment announces to launch a probe into a cipher sent by the Pakistan’sambassador to Washington allegedly hinting at a foreign plot behindno-confidence against him.
Days before the voting on no-confidence motion, Khan had claimed that themove was being supported by the foreign powers. He alleged that the plan tooust him was designed by the US, which has been declining the allegations.
His claims were based on the cipher sent by then-envoy Asad Majeed abouthis meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia.
Addressing a public gathering on March 27, Imran Khan waved a paper what hedubbed as a “threat letter” and said Pakistan had been warned of direconsequences if he was not removed from the PM office.
Days after he failed the confidence vote, majority of the PTI MNAs hadsubmitted their resignations to then acting NA Speaker Qasim Suri inprotest.
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Taking to journalists in Islamabad, the PTI chief said that establishmentis realty. “We have had good relationship with establishment but didn’tknow when and how they got disturbed”.
Lashing out at the government for prevailing financial crisis in thecountry, he said that the Shehbaz Sharif and Miftah Ismail had pushed thecountry towards default.
He said that the coalition government just wanted to end corruption casesagainst their leaders, adding that former premier Nawaz Sharif is alsoplanning to return to Pakistan.
