ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday he would launch an anti-government movement over the weekend while asking his supporters to get ready for his final call.
Khan, who was ousted from power in a no-confidence vote earlier this year and has called for early elections since then, made the statement while addressing the legal fraternity in Lahore.
Speaking on the occasion, he said he would launch the movement for the “real independence” of the country.
“My movement will start from Saturday,” he said. “You have to come out with me when I will give you the call to truly liberate this country.”
However, he did not share the detailed plan of the movement.
Last May, Khan led an anti-government march to Islamabad and gathered thousands of supporters in front of the parliament building. Most of his followers and workers arrived in the federal capital from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The former prime minister called off his protest after clashes between police and demonstrators which led to the arrest of hundreds of his supporters.
Khan has been seeking fresh elections since he does not accept the legitimacy of the current coalition government and says it was brought into power after his administration was toppled by international powers which resented his “independent foreign policy.”
General elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan before October 12, 2023, or less than 60 days from the dissolution of the National Assembly which will take place on August 13, 2023.