‘I am’: Ex-PM Imran Khan on who asked journalist to leave Pakistan | World news

In response to the ruckus that erupted over who had asked the hard-line critic, journalist Arshad Sharif to flee the country, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has shouted, “Yes, it’s me! “

In an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Daily Times, Khan said on Wednesday that although he stood by his rights, no one dared to ask him why he had advised Sharif to leave the motherland. as early as possible.

“Call me on any forum you like and I will bring all the details to light,” he continued.

Khan wondered why those interested in the sport hesitated in seeking answers about the life-threatening situations braved by “a head of state who has never broken his conscience,” reported the Daily Times.

The former president condemned the killing of famous Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif saying that he was a patriot and endured Pakistan’s pain because no one else had.

“Today if the country does not stand for it, there will be no difference between us and animals,” he said.

The PTI chairman said that Arshad Sharif stands for truth and his conscience is priceless, Daily Times reported.

“I respect Arshad Sharif the most in journalism, I am very sorry for the death of Arshad Sharif.”

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He also maintained that journalists are being harassed all over Pakistan. He added, “Arshad Sharif was targeted and he is a martyr because he was not afraid of threat calls or he did not back down.”

Arshad Sharif (49), a senior Pakistani journalist was killed in cold blood on October 24 in Kenya when he was driving from Magadi to Nairobi, along with his brother Khurram Ahmed around 10:00 pm.

Meanwhile, the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya shows the indiscriminate closeness of the Pakistani army and the Kenyan Death Squads.

The killing of Arshad Sharif is much more than what was revealed by both the Pakistani and Kenyan governments, analysts are divided on whether the incident was an accident or another victim of Pakistan’s deep state operations, The Geneva Daily reported.