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Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said he is not Nawaz Sharif that he would strike a deal with the military establishment to come out of prison.
Sharif, the three-time former prime minister, left Pakistan in self-imposed exile twice in past — first after striking a deal with then military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf in early 2000, and with then Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in 2019.
“I want to make it clear that no matter what tactics are used, I will not make any deal. I am not Nawaz Sharif who seeks to get his billions made through corruption forgiven. I have lived in and will die in Pakistan… I will always stand for my nation,” Khan said in a post on X
I was also offered a deal, but since I have not committed any corruption, why should I compromise? I will not make any deal, even till my last breath.” 2/2
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 16, 2025
Amid reports of two senior leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party meeting army chief General Asim Munir, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Gohar Khan confirmed meeting army chief General Asim Munir.
“Imran Khan has told the media… Yes, I have met him (the army chief),” Gohar Khan told mediapersons while replying to a query outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after meeting the imprisoned leader.
“Wherever I meet (someone), in whatever context, I say so only when Khan Sahib gives me instructions. Wherever I go, whatever way I do things, I do it for Khan Sahib. I do it according to his instructions and will,” the PTI chairman said.
