Pakistan
Pak opposition leader seeks parliamentarians' security after PM Imran Khan's statement of gathering supporters
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif has asked the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration to ensure security of every parliamentarian irrespective of political affiliation after Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke about gathering 10,000 supporters outside Parliament on Sunday.
Sharif has sought complete security of all parliamentarians in a letter to the chief commissioner, deputy commissioner and inspector general of police, Dawn News reported.
"It is your constitutional and legal duty and responsibility to ensure full security/protection to all MNAs, irrespective of political affiliation, when they attend the National Assembly for exercising their right to vote on the resolution for a vote of no-confidence against the prime minister under Article 95(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan," Sharif wrote as quoted by Dawn News.
Ahead of the no-confidence motion against him, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that his life is in danger.
The premier said that he is aware of the conspiracy to assassinate him since August 2021, Geo News reported.
Pakistan's security agencies had earlier revealed that they have uncovered a plot against Khan, adding that attempts to assassinate him were being planned.
Following the news, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that in line with the decision of the government, the premier's security has been tightened.
Taking to Twitter, the minister wrote: "Security agencies have reported that a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan has surfaced. After these reports, the security of the prime minister has been increased as per the government's decision."
PTI leader Faisal Vawda had also claimed that PM Imran Khan's life is in danger and a plan was being made to take his life.
"A plot is being hatched to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan as political tensions rise in the country,” the former federal minister said Wednesday to a private television channel.
Imran Khan virtually lost the majority in the 342-member National Assembly after the defection of two key allies.
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