The people of Pakistan are longing for change, democracy, and the rule of law, but true democratic change and freedom in Pakistan will never be easy. Interview of the former prime minister to the British institution
Rawalpindi - Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Imran Khan says that real democratic change and freedom in Pakistan will never be easy, I am mentally and physically ready for the struggle ahead. In response to questions from the British agency ITV News through lawyers, he said that for almost a year now I have been imprisoned in a seven-by-eight-foot death cell, a place usually reserved for terrorists and those on death row. It is happening, there is constant surveillance due to which there is no concept of privacy, the people of Pakistan are yearning for change, democracy and rule of law, their votes are for justice, self-determination, and freedom. There were calls.
When asked about the British elections, he was already aware of their results, Imran Khan said, I request PM Starmer and his cabinet, who without any election rigging, take power with the true will of the people. Let them imagine that their landslide victory is stolen, picture a scenario where your mandate is taken away and given to them by a party that barely won 18 seats where your party's symbols are taken away. Gone and your leaders were imprisoned or tortured until they bowed to the establishment or quit politics altogether, imagine houses ransacked, women and children killed at night. Kidnapped in the late hours, my party was brutally suppressed.
The former prime minister says that the world is looking to him and looking to him for leadership, especially in the light of the dire situation in Gaza and the collapse of democratic principles at the global level, we have a collective duty to promote peace. Uphold the values and fight for freedom and justice for everyone where Britain stands in its commitment to these values.
Starmer must do more to tackle anti-Muslim hatred in Britain, he added.Having spent a lot of time in Britain during my cricket days, I am saddened to see the rise of Islamophobia in the last decade, I hope. The newly elected government will be able to stop the bigotry that has affected Muslims and people of all religions
