I couldn't sleep despite taking a sleeping pill, says Imran Khan

Founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Thursday spoke about the alleged brutalities by the state on demonstrators during his party's protests last month in the federal capital. PTI has alleged that  12 people were killed in the clashes. 

The former Prime Minister posted a message on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that after hearing the news of the firing on protestors on November 24, he “could not sleep despite taking sleeping pills” due to the anguish caused by the violence against unarmed citizens.

Declaring November 26 a black day in the history of Pakistan, Imran Khan alleged that snipers opened fire on unarmed people, injuring and killing young individuals.

“Several people have been missing for three weeks now. It is the government’s responsibility to locate the missing individuals. The government must answer where these people have gone. Our people have made sacrifices for democracy. I direct my parliamentary party, including Barrister Gohar [party chairman], to raise their voices in the assembly for these missing persons. It is unacceptable for the parliament to function as normal while blood is being spilled in the country,” he said.

Asserting that PTI demonstrators were peaceful during last month's long march, Khan said that no other political party in the country was subjected to such treatment. “As long as I live, I will ensure that November 26 is never forgotten,” he added.

The former Premier clarified to the government that the move to defer the civil disobedience movement was made on the broader national interest. “If the government is not interested [for dialogue], we are not holding a gun to their head. Our offer for dialogue should not be deemed as a sign of weakness,” he said.

The jailed head of the PTI declared two of his demands, including the formation of a judicial commission comprising the three most senior judges, must be established to probe the May 9 and November 26 events and the release of political prisoners. 

“If the government does not act on them by Sunday, the first phase of the civil disobedience movement, a remittance boycott, will begin,” he warned. 

The head of the biggest opposition party alleged, “The incumbent government was not formed by the people's votes but through a conspiracy. General Bajwa conspired against our elected government, causing a loss of $42 billion to Pakistan.”

Imran Khan wrote that the country's economy is in shambles, and the business class and investors are transferring their capital abroad.