'Fight till the end,' Imran Khan tells PTI supporters amid violent protests in Islamabad
Pakistan former Prime Minister Imran Khan tells party supporters to fight till the end Photograph:( Agencies )
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He further responded to those threatening to try him in military court, and said, "Do what you must; I will not back down from my stance."
He further responded to those threatening to try him in military court, and said, "Do what you must; I will not back down from my stance."
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday (Nov. 26) told the party's supporters to fight until the end, stressing that they would not back down until their demands are met.
This comes as thousands of PTI supporters are protesting in the nation's capital for the release of Imran Khan.
Imran Khan further commended the party workers, saying, "I commend the Pakistani nation and PTI's political workers, who are fighting for their rights by participating in this peaceful protest, and resolutely standing before the mafia that has imposed itself upon our country, to demand their rights and genuine freedom."
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"My message for my team is to fight until the last ball is bowled. We will not back down until our demands are met!," he said in a post on X.
Message to the Pakistani nation by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from Adiala jail, Rawalpindi:
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 26, 2024
I commend the Pakistani nation and PTI's political workers, who are fighting for their rights by participating in this peaceful protest, and resolutely standing before the mafia…
He said that paramilitary Rangers and police are relentlessly firing teargas shells and have even shot the party's political workers, killing and injuring citizens.
"Let me tell you, they will have to answer for this!," Khan warned.
He further responded to those threatening to try him in military court, and said, "Do what you must; I will not back down from my stance."
He lastly asked others who hadn't joined the protest yet, to join the supporters on D-Chowk.
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Six killed in protests
At least six people have died, including four paramilitary personnel, on Tuesday as violent protests continued in Islamabad.
The security forces continued to push back the protesters in the capital.
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ruled out talks with the PTI protesters.
Meanwhile, PM Shehbaz Sharif blamed the protesters for the soldiers' deaths and accused them of ramming the paramilitary troops with a convoy of vehicles.
The nation's army also issued "shoot at sight" orders under Section 245, a clause meant for the armed forces "to defend Pakistan against external aggression or threat of war", reported Bloomberg.
(With inputs from agencies)
