May 25 sit-in call could have created chaos; Shehbaz Gill tortured in custody Says Imran

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

Islamabad: PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan said on Monday that had he given call to stage sit-in in Islamabad on May 25 there would have been choas in the country.

Imran said he was “extremely upset” with the treatment meted out at Shahbaz Gill in prison, adding the PTI lawyers told them that his clothes were stripped off and he was beaten up in custody.

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In an interview with journalist Fereeha M Idrees today, Imran said: “He [Gill] shouldn’t have said it because it falls under instigating the army it is completely right we want to see army as a strong institution.”

However, the PTI chief contended that statements against the establishment were also passed by coalition government leaders Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maryam Nawaz, Ayaz Sadiq, Nawaz Sharif and others in the past.

Imran said he was “extremely upset” with the treatment meted out at Gill in prison. “It is extremely painful. I didn’t even know this […] Our lawyers told us that his clothes were stripped off and he was beaten up.

“They are torturing and trying to mentally break him. And they are forcing him to give statements against Imran Khan,” the ex-premier alleged, adding that if “Imran has to say something, he will say it himself […] he doesn’t need Shahbaz Gill for that”.

He further revealed that Gill was asked about “Imran and Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed’s meetings”.

The propaganda campaign against PTI
Imran also claimed that everything that happened with Gill was a conspiracy to “scare PTI supporters” and “create an impression that PTI is against the army and martyrs”.

“This propaganda campaign was created in the prime minister’s cell,” he alleged, adding that the closure of ARY News was also part of the conspiracy.

“This is all their plan to shut my supporters,” the former prime minister pointed out, continuing that the same was being done with YouTubers who spoke up in support of him.

“Their aim is to make a treason case against us and create misunderstanding between the army and PTI because we are the only party that represents all of the provinces.”