Addressing his supporters via video link, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan talked about the Toshakhana controversy. Khan said that all those who were appointed to higher ranks in government offices receive gifts and even the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) receives them.

“Even the army chief gets gifts. Asif Zardari took three expensive cars from the Toshakhana. I also received one car while Nawaz Sharif took one car,” he added while demanding that all of them should be investigated.

Khan said that the government is trying to malign his reputation. He also revealed that PTI leaders are receiving threats from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

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Foreign funding case

Talking about the party’s foreign funding case, Khan said that it is “baseless”.

The PTI chief said that the party had provided the names of 40,000 donors, who are now being termed “foreigners” by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

“Despite a court order to investigate other parties’ cases, it was only the PTI that was put under a trial,” added the PTI chairman.

Imran Khan said that the only way to take the country out of the current crisis was through “free and fair elections”.

‘Gill should be given a chance to clarify’: Imran Khan

Talking about his aide Shahbaz Gill’s arrest, Khan said he should be given a chance to clarify in court.

“Gill should be charged if he has said anything that goes against the law,” said Khan, defending his party member by saying that his driver was attacked and his vehicle’s glass was smashed.

Govt conspired to cause rifts between PTI, army’: Imran Khan

Khan said that the coalition government has hatched a plan to create a rift between the PTI and the Pakistan Army. Khan added that the incumbent government has “conspired against the biggest party in Pakistan”.

“They [government] had issues with the fact that the army and the PTI were on the same page. Even India used to acknowledge that,” said Khan.

The PTI leader went on to say that his party exposed the disinformation campaigns against the country.

“Today, it’s being said that we are against the army and now they’ve [the government people] become the patriots who are calling us traitors,” he said, adding that he cares about Pakistan, and those who care about the country want their army to be strong.