Four people plotted to assassinate me, Imran Khan claims

Lahore: PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan Friday claimed that four people plotted to kill him. 

In a video-link address to the nation from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital, he said  the "handlers" were taking the decisions at the back but the people were turning out to his rallies in record numbers.

Khan is currently admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment for his bullet injuries.

"Four people plotted to kill me. I made a video and named those people and have stashed it abroad," he said, adding that it would be released in case something happens.

He indicated that he received the information of this plot through the relationships he had formed while in power.

"I came to know a day ago that they planned to kill me in Wazirabad or Gujarat," he said.

Khan said they [plotters] used similar methods they tried using against former Punjab governor Salman Taseer", adding they tried to accuse me of blasphemy to turn the public against me.

-- Imran reveals 3 important names --

The PTI stalwat said three others, separate from the ones who he had named in a tape stashed abroad, had plotted to kill him.

“How did I find out? Insiders told me. The day before Wazirabad, they made the plan to kill me as they saw the number of people increasing using the script of religious extremism.”

He said Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Major General Faisal plotted to kill him.

-- ‘FIR not registered’ --

The former premier said the PTI tried to register a first information report (FIR) over the assassination bid on him but contended that everyone was “afraid because many institutions are above the law”.

Narrating the events of the attack on him, Imran said he would have been fatally hurt if “two heroes” were not present during the long march.

“I salute martyr Muazzam and Ibtisam, the way he caught the attacker if it wasn’t for his bravery the attacker would have fired more bullets,” he said.

-- Asks Army chief to hold 'black sheep' accountable --

Imran Khan urged Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to hold "black sheep" in his institution accountable.

He said the stature of the army would not fall if an action was taken against them who were harming the reputation of the institution.

-- Vows to resume long march --

The former prime minister vowed to resume his long march after being well, saying he would then give the call for Islamabad as Pakistan was not made for slavery.

-- Imran calls on CJP Bandial --

-- Faisal Sultan briefs Khan's health --

Before beginning his address, Khan asked PTI stalwart, Dr Faisal Sultan, to brief the masses about his health condition while revealing that he was hit by four bullets.

Dr Sultan displayed Khan's X-ray reports on a screen and highlighted the details of the injuries that the party chief sustained — including a fracture — among other injuries.