Aleema Khan, sister of former Premier Imran Khan, stated on Tuesday that her brother has warned that he would urge overseas Pakistanis to halt sending remittances if the government does not fulfill two of his demands.
“If a judicial commission comprising three senior Supreme Court judges is not established to investigate the events of May 9 and November 26 and political prisoners are not released, I will definitely give a call to overseas Pakistanis to stop sending remittances,” Aleema Khan quoted her brother as saying while speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
Imran Khan’s sister claimed that overseas Pakistanis have already stressed that they will stop sending remittances once the party founder officially gives the call, but party leaders have advised Imran Khan to wait, fearing the move could badly affect the country’s economy.
“I care about the country, so I’ll wait a few more days,” Aleema quoted her brother as saying.
She alleged that with the help of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, the incumbent government had compromised the independence of the judiciary by introducing amendments to the constitution.
“They [government] take their dollars abroad, […] while poor workers abroad send dollars back to Pakistan. You are running the country on those very dollars,” she said.
Additionally, Aleema mentioned that PTI’s political downfall was part of a London plan aimed at dismantling the party. She also condemned what she said was a crackdown on peaceful protests and party followers last month.