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Defiant : Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Says No Intent To Go Abroad ; Happy To Be Put Under No-Fly List
Unfazed after being placed on the no-fly list, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan took a swipe at the top leaders of the ruling coalition, saying he has no plans to travel overseas as he neither owns properties nor has any businesses abroad.
Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and other leaders and former assembly members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were reportedly barred from leaving the country on Thursday.
I want to thank the government for putting my name on the ECL as I have no plans to travel abroad, because I neither have any properties or businesses abroad nor even a bank account outside the country.
If and when I do get an opportunity for a holiday, it will be in our…
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 26, 2023
Taking to Twitter, Khan wrote: “I want to thank the government for putting my name on the ECL as I have no plans to travel abroad, because I neither have any properties or businesses abroad nor even a bank account outside the country.” “If and when I do get an opportunity for a holiday, it will be in our northern mountains, my favourite place on earth,” he said.