Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill claimed that two mobile phones belonging to PTI chairperson Imran Khan were stolen after the party’s rally in Sialkot, adding that the video about threats to his life Imran Khan was referring to is not saved in the stolen phones.
In a tweet, he mentioned that the phones were stolen after the rally when Khan was at the airport, departing from Sialkot. He also claimed that the video statement that Khan claims he has recorded, was not on the phones, so the thieves shouldn’t expect to find it there.
He also accused the government of not providing Khan with any security.
پرسوں سیالکوٹ میں ایک طرف جان بوجھ کر عمران خان کو کوئی سیکورٹی پروائیڈ نہیں کی گئی اور دوسری طرف ان کے دو فون چوری کئے گئے۔ آپ تو بلکل بوکھلا گئے ہیں۔خان نے جو وڈیو بیان ریکارڈ کروایا ہے وہ ان فونوں سے نہیں ملنا۔عمران خان کے جلسہ گاہ جانے کے بعد ائیرپورٹ سے فون چوری کروائے گئے
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) May 16, 2022
During the rally in Sialkot on Saturday, Imran Khan claimed that a plot had been hatched to ‘assassinate’ him, and that his ‘life was in danger’. He said that he had recorded a video naming all his conspirators since last summer, and if something were to happen to him, the video should be brought forward and submitted to the nation.
“I recorded the video because it’s [part of the] history how the powerful are never brought under law and always remain safe,” he said, adding that he wanted the faces of those who betrayed the country to come out into the open.
Khan has allegedly kept the video in a ‘safe place’, and it is only to be released if something happens to him.
Meanwhile today (Monday), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued orders for ‘foolproof’ security to be provided to Khan. He ordered Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to ‘beef up’ the security being provided to the former prime minister, and a spokesperson detailed a list of security personnel that had been deployed for Khan’s security.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued directions to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah & all provincial governments to further beef up the security of former PM Imran Khan. Moreover a Chief Security Officer has also been provided to former Prime Minister on the directions of PM.
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) May 16, 2022
The interior ministry spokesperson also urged Khan to come forward with the evidence he claims to have of the assassination plot against him, stating that as a former prime minister, it is his national duty to provide the interior ministry with any information he has regarding this.
Thank God! the video that listed Neutral no.1, Cherry Blossom and his elder brother, PPP Headthief and Diesel responsible for his demise has not been leaked. Secret is safe for now! Next Jalsa and the conspirators are going to inject truth serum into IK. Our ears are burning. Watch out SG.