I have the last card, but I will not use it now: Imran Khan

Aleema Khanum, the sister of the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, while speaking to media outside Adiala Jail Rawalpindi on Tuesday, quoted her brother as saying, “I have the last card, but I will not use it now.”

Accompanied by her sisters, Noreen Khanum and Uzma Khanum, Aleema conveyed her brother’s message after visiting Imran Khan at Adiala Jail on December 3.

Aleema Khanum stated that the party will approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan and international institutions regarding the government's brutal use of force against their party workers at D Chowk during the party's protest last week. 

Aleema Khanum defended Bushra Bibi when a journalist asked a question regarding the former First Lady's ability to lead the party protest, saying, “Indeed, Bushra Bibi led the protest, and she was on the container.”

Earlier, contrary to the above claim, Aleema Khanum, in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) on Tuesday, while responding to a question that Bushra Bibi is gradually taking the party leadership into her own hands, asserted, “There is only one leader, and that is Imran Khan.”

She also stressed that the officials who allegedly ordered that gunfire be opened on protestors during Imran Khan’s recent party protest in the federal capital must be held accountable.

Ruling out the widespread claims that incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan's health had deteriorated in prison, Aleema Khan emphasised that her brother was absolutely fine.

 
“He [Imran Khan] was in shock when we told him about the crackdown in D Chowk on party demonstrators,” Aleema Khanum added.

Meanwhile, Imran Khan, in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, noted, “I have demanded from the Supreme Court to form a neutral judicial commission to investigate the massacre of unarmed and peaceful citizens, and to ensure the harshest punishments for those who ordered and were involved in the killings.”

“I instructed Bushra Bibi on how to take the protest to Islamabad. Whatever she did was in accordance with my instructions,” read a message posted on X.

Imran Khan's message further added that the workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf should unite and organise to prepare for the next phase of their struggle for “true freedom” against the mafia imposed on the country.