He made the remarks during an exclusive interview with CNN. \u201cIn order to keep me out [of politics], the entire democratic system is being dismantled,\u201d said the former prime minister \u2014 who was ousted from office via a vote o no-confidence in April last year.<\/p>\n
It is pertinent to mention here that, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on May 13 said that there was no other option but to impose a ban on the PTI following three-day-long violent protests that erupted following the arrest of Khan on May 9.<\/p>\n
The violent protests were triggered almost across the country after the PTI chairman was arrested in the \u00a3190 million Al-Qadir Trust case which led to the deaths of at least 10 people and injured several others, prompting the authorities to arrest thousands of PTI workers.<\/strong><\/p>\n During the protests, the miscreants attacked the civil and military installations including \u2013 Corps Commander’s House (Jinnah House) in Lahore Cantt and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n The military called May 9 “Black Day” and has decided to try the protesters under the Army Act, with Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir saying that the legal process in this regard has already begun.<\/p>\n In addition to this, ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz had also urged the government to deal with the PTI as a terrorist organisation.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a hard-hitting press conference in Lahore on March 17, the PML-N leader lashed out at the former premier for creating a \u201cscene\u201d at his Zaman Park residence, saying Khan announced a “revolt against the state institutions”. She also called for banning the party.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Political dejection linked to economic despair: survey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n During the interview with the international media, Khan said that the government had refused the Supreme Court’s order for holding the general elections in Punjab on May 14, accusing the ruling allience \u2014 Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) \u2014 of violating the Constitution and the verdict of the apex court.<\/p>\n He said that even the national elections which are scheduled in October, the government would not hold the polls until they are certain that the PTI will not win. \u201cBecause they are scared that the PTI and I [Khan] will be back into power, everything is being done to dismantle our democracy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cRight now in Pakistan there is no rule of law. Our entire leadership is in jail, and there are 80% chances that I\u2019ll be arrested on Tuesday when I go to Islamabad\u201d@ImranKhanPTI<\/a> on his interview with @FareedZakaria<\/a> on CNN: pic.twitter.com\/GfVIO9hyAF<\/a><\/p>— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>