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Imran Khan 'mini Trump', inciting violence on Twitter, says ex-wife Reham Khan
Imran Khan has urged Pakistani youth for peaceful protests against the ‘foreign conspiracy’ while the opposition parties think his party may engineer an attack in the assembly to upset their applecart.
As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to face a trust vote in the assembly on Sunday, his former wife Reham Khan termed him as 'mini Trump' and urged Twitter to take action against his inciting tweets. Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was permanently suspended following his encouragement of US Capitol violence in January 2021. Opposition parties in Pakistan think Imran Khan may attack the assembly on Sunday.
The Twitter allegation against the Pakistan Premier comes in connection with Imran Khan's congratulatory tweet to Kyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan where the Pakistan Premier said his party's win in the local election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is an "early warning to all traitors of what awaits them in their constituencies". This tweet triggered objections that Imran Khan is terming opposition as traitors and American agents.
Imran Khan on Saturday urged Pakistani youth to stage a peaceful protest against the foreign conspiracy that he believes is behind the no-confidence motion. Speaking at a live question-answer session, Imran Khan asked the youth to not criticise the Pakistan Army. "There are two routes we can take. Do we want to take the way of destruction or a path of pride? There will be difficulties in this path but this is the path of our Prophet. This path is for our good. This path brought a revolution in the country," he said.
"I met my lawyers today and we have a plan. We won’t let them go free. All of them will be punished. We will decide by tonight the kind of legal action we want to take against them," he said.
"The nation will see tomorrow ... if they cast the vote tomorrow, they know they will be rejected by the public. You will see that we will win tomorrow," Imran Khan added.
PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif alleged her father Nawaz Sharif was attacked in London by a PTI activist. Imran Khan should be arrested for 'provocation, incitement and sedition', she said. Those of PTI who resort to violence or create a law and order situation should be arrested and thrown behind bars, IK (Imran Khan) included. IK should be booked for provocation, incitement and sedition. Will be Insha'Allah. None of them should be spared," she tweeted.
