Islamabad
Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday claimed that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan has been reported by the country’s security agencies, ahead of Sunday’s no-trust motion against the premier.
Khan’s security has been beefed up as per the government’s decision after these reports, the Dawn newspaper quoted Chaudhry as saying.
His statement came a week after similar claims were made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda who had said that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate Khan over his refusal to “sell the country”.
Vawda had made the remarks on ARY News show over a letter Prime Minister Khan had brandished at the PTI’s March 27 show of strength here, claiming that it contained “evidence” of a “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government.
Vawda said that there was a threat to Khan’s life. He, however, did not reveal if the purported conspiracy to assassinate the premier was mentioned in the letter.
