Imran to lead another anti-govt movement from jail: PTI senator

While there is not even a slight possibility of release of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan before Eid Al Adha, he has announced to lead another anti-government movement from the Adiala Jail Rawalpindi where he is lodged.

- Tariq Butt

"Imran Khan has announced a protest movement against the government. The centre of the movement would not be Islamabad, but the entire country. Imran Khan has given me the responsibility to make a plan for the protest movement. I will present the plan in my next meeting with him very soon. We will plan after consulting lawyers and party leaders," PTI senator Ali Zafar Shah told reporters after meeting the ex-premier.

Meanwhile, rumours regarding Imran Khan's possible release before Eid have been firmly rejected by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and government officials and even the PTI doesn’t expect it to happen.

NAB officials said that there is currently no case before any court that is ripe for Imran Khan's release. “No notice has been issued to NAB in any matter that could result in his bail or release before Eid. As per legal norms, the prosecution must be heard before any relief is granted to a convicted individual, which has not happened so far.”