A senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader today described the third anniversary of the assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Imran Khan as one of the “darkest days” in the country”s political history, asserting that broad conspiracies to remove him from the political landscape have failed.
Speaking to reporters at the City Court Karachi, Advocate Hasnain Ali Chohan of the Insaf Lawyers Forum (ILF) lamented that three years after the attack during a long march near Wazirabad, those responsible have still not been brought to justice. He contended the incident was part of a wider effort to suppress the “voice of truth.”
Chohan alleged that various tactics were used to pressure and sideline the PTI Chairman, including the registration of false cases, unjust convictions, and an imprisonment that has extended beyond two years.
“Despite all oppression, Imran Khan has remained steadfast in his struggle for the rights of the people and continues to fight for the nation’s true freedom,” he stated, adding that the former premier “still lives in the hearts of the people.”
The senior lawyer directed sharp criticism at the current government, referring to them as “incompetent Form-47 rulers” who he claimed were imposed on the nation. He alleged this was accomplished through constitutional violations, undermining the rule of law, curbing the media, and stealing the public’s mandate.
According to Chohan, the country is now facing an unprecedented wave of inflation, unemployment, and economic collapse due to the government”s incompetence. He remarked that injustice and lawlessness are rampant while the supremacy of the Constitution has been destroyed.
“No nation can progress under such conditions,” he concluded, stressing that the restoration of democratic principles and respect for the public mandate are essential for Pakistan’s development.