Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed that PTI Chairman Imran Khan be given round-the-clock security after the former premier claimed that his life was in danger.
The directives were issued during a meeting presided over by the prime minister, during which the Interior Ministry provided a detailed briefing.
The Prime Minister has directed the Interior Ministry to provide Imran Khan with the best security possible, including a chief security officer.
“The provincial governments should provide security to Imran Khan during public gatherings,” the premier said.
In his address to the Sialkot Jalsa on Saturday, the ousted prime minister stated that a “conspiracy” was being hatched to assassinate him and that despite knowing about it previously, he now has enough evidence to confirm it.
The PTI chairman stated that he had recorded a video and kept it in a “safe place” in which he mentioned each and every character involved in the “conspiracy” to destabilize his government.
“They (without specifying) have deiced to kill Imran Khan. And this is why I have recorded this video as I don’t consider what I do as politics, but this is jihad to me,” the PTI chairman had said.
Khan claimed to have named everyone involved in the “conspiracy” both abroad and at home. “I have said in the video that the names of every person who conspired against my government are etched on my heart.”
According to the official, 94 security officers will be stationed at Imran Khan’s residence in Bani Gala. There will be 22 men from the Islamabad police and 72 from the Frontier Constabulary.
There will also be 26 officers from the security service and nine military personnel available.
Separately, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have provided 26 officers, and Gilgit-Baltistan has sent six men to protect the former prime minister.
When Imran Khan is on the move, he will be accompanied by four police vehicles carrying 23 cops, as well as a vehicle carrying five Rangers personnel.
If there is a specific threat to the former prime minister, more security will be provided, according to the interior ministry spokesperson.
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