Imran Khan Accuses Pakistan Military Of Plot To Keep Him In Jail For 10 Years, Mentions "London Plan"

Imran Khan has alleged that Pakistan's military plans to imprison him for a decade on sedition charges.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan recently took to Twitter in the early hours of Monday (15 May) to share his concerns regarding the "complete London plan."

In a series of tweets outlining the situation, Khan highlighted that his opponents have been using the pretext of violence while he was in jail to take on the role of judge, jury, and executioner.

He also asserted that the plan was to put his wife, Bushra Begum, behind bars and to use sedition laws to keep him imprisoned for the next decade.

The tweets came after a meeting with PTI leaders at his Lahore residence.

The 70-year-old leader, who has been on bail in over 100 cases, said: "To ensure that there is no public reaction, they have done two things -- first deliberate terror is unleashed not just on PTI workers but on common citizens as well. Second, the media is totally controlled and muzzled.

"This is a deliberate attempt to instill so much fear in people that when they come to arrest me tomorrow, people won't come out. And tomorrow they will again suspend internet services and ban social media (which is only partially open). Meanwhile, as we speak, houses are being broken in and shamelessly police are manhandling the women of the houses.

"My message to the people of Pakistan; I will fight for Haqeeqi Azaadi till the last drop of my blood because for me death is preferable than to be enslaved by these assortments of crooks," Khan said.

After being granted bail on Friday (12 May), Khan locked himself in the Islamabad High Court premises fearing re-arrest. He returned to his Lahore home on Saturday.

He was advised by the Islamabad court to seek further relief from Lahore High Court on 15 May.

Khan alleged the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) is staging drama outside the Supreme Court with the sole motive to intimidate the chief justice of Pakistan into not issuing a verdict aligned with the Constitution.

The arrest of Khan by Pakistan Rangers caused unrest that persisted until Friday, resulting in deaths and the destruction of both military and state structures by protesters.

Protesters entered the army headquarters in Rawalpindi and burned the corps commander's house in Lahore, marking a rare event in the country.

Ten deaths were reported by the police in violent clashes, but Khan's party counters with a claim that 40 of its workers were killed by security personnel.