Khan says would have been dead had he not fallen

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Mamoona Feroz
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has revealed that the fall from a fork lifter during the his election campaign rally in Lahore actually saved his life, as terrorists had a plan to assassinate him the next day.

In an article published in a UK daily, Khan said he was also on the terrorists’ hit-list, adding that then interior minister Rehman Malik told him that the terrorists had a plan to assassinate him.

“The authorities had already warned me that my life was at risk, and I had been given the highest level of police security. I had been told I was number one on the terrorist hit-list, although who the terrorists would be was anybody’s guess. There are perhaps 25 militant groups which now call themselves ‘Taliban’ and any one of them could have been hired by my political opponents,” he added.

The PTI chairman said there had already been damaging smears, including the claim that he was part of a Zionist conspiracy to take over Pakistan. “It was a dangerous allegation, and one that sounds crazy given my vehement opposition to drone strikes and the so-called ‘war on terror’. But the threat to my life was all too real.”

“It is an irony, then, that a serious assassination attempt was prevented only by an accident and the fact that I spent the closing days of the Pakistan election campaign in a hospital bed. The fall that nearly killed me quite possibly saved my life.”

Khan sustained serious neck and back injuries after falling 14-feet from a fork lifter while he was being hoisted to the stage installed for an election rally in Lahore on May 7, 2013.

 

 

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17 COMMENTS

  1. Definately the Terror Mastermind Gang of MQM was involved under the fake name of Taliban. Long Live Imran Khan and PTI. Pakistan Zindabad

  2. IK was consistently branded as an agent of Zionist Lobby by Mullah Fazal-ur-Rehman, a godfather of Deobandi terrorists who exercises strong clout among the militants. His words were taken as divine decree and the terrorists immediately made Imran Khan their most favorite target. Ironically, Khan is generally perceived as a Taliban sympathizer and anti-drone activist. His detractors of liberal hues brand him as Taliban Khan. But this does not matter for the terrorists for whom the word of Mullah Fazal-ur-Rehman carries a greater weight. Read more at: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1508166…

  3. The statement "the then interior minister Rehman Malik told him that the terrorists had planned to assassinate him." tells us a lot!
    Rahman Malik was a notorious liar, on whose statements the people of Pakistan had completely stopped believing. He was an expert at throwing the blame of every mishap on Taliban. His statement that "most of the people were killed because their girlfriends had got them assassinated" still echoes in our ears. Since Eid is approaching we remember he used to block mobile phone services on the pretext of terrorist threats (and minted money through greay traffick).
    Now Imran Khan Niazi is trying to give Dr Rehman Malik (UK national) a new lease of life on his return from UK!
    Birds of the same feather flock together.

    • You are a PML-N supporter,I get it.Everyone is dirty but your Sharif's are super clean and honest,yeah,sure,whatever.

  5. imran khan, the pride of Pakistan; steadfast and ready,speaks out with fury; his profile is perfect, his records worth pride; where ever he goes victory is sure, for he never gives up, and he never gives in, for he is a winner and who disagrees….is not a winner!!!!

  6. US led west is busy killing Muslims throughout the globe but no one except the real Taliban ask them ''why are you killing us''. US fears them thus they have launched a global campaign defaming Taliban and to check their growth they have invented their own brands of Taliban. Shame on Muslim leadership and so called modern Muslims who accept American treacherous allegation without giving any heed to the cause of ummah. As long as American intrigues and American invented Taliban continues to shed Muslim blood we 'll support every real Talib.

  7. IK trusted rehman malik because now he is showing distrust on SC and ECP from all ways.This is same political syndrome which appears when our political cartoons reach to houses.,Now rehman malik is looking him credible source and those stupid PTI workers who thrown him from lifter is looking him blessing in disguised.Really pathetic situation for this leader who is taking U, ZIG ZAG, turns in all political moves,

  8. Imran khan all along supported the Taliban. I hope that he has now learned a lesson that Taliban will not hesitate biting the very hand that protects them, despite their terrorist activities.

  9. IK is lucky and he got lot of people praying for his well being God is looking after him and he will live to built a NEW PAKISTAN He is being cheated in last elections which was designed and next effort he will become the PM of Pakistan He is honest and hardworking leader and Pakistan do need him there are many against him and do want to see that he is not there but he is a survivor All t he best IK Rehman Malik is a man who is not to be believed and just forget his warning he gave for IK

  10. Imran Khan has revealed that the fall from a fork lifter during the his election campaign rally in Lahore actually saved his life, as terrorists had a plan to assassinate him the next day

    I was gonna say "Wadda aaya Rehman Malik!" but then I read:

    Khan said he was also on the terrorists’ hit-list, adding that then interior minister Rehman Malik told him that the terrorists had a plan to assassinate him.

    Wow! Didn't know IK had lower IK than RM….What kind od a f**l trusts RM???? I quess the kind who believes Ayla Maik is FA Pass….

    P.S. Here is the funny bit from above link:

    The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi, had declared her intermediate certificate ‘bogus’ on July 20 that carries the roll number of a male candidate named Imdad Hussain, who too had failed.

    • This is main reason IK is not liking SC and then ECP , both are not allowing his blue girl to come to elect and glitter in our assembly,

  12. First of all let us thank God that Imran is safe and sound and has recovered his faculties. Assasinations, executions and falling from the skies is nothing uncommon in Pakistan for thePMS and President. Sometimes a former PM gets life sentence which is commuted and he becomes the PM again .Welcome to the land of possible. Now Imran it is time for you to deliver. Don,t be obstructive! PM Shariff is showing maturity in asking for your co operation. Focus on what unites you rather than what divides you. Both of you are soft on taliban and waiting for each other to take on the monster which we have created amongst us. Both of you are on friendly terms with Jamat islami party—why don,t you take them on board. Imran you repeatedly say that your stand on talking to taliban stands vindicated. You quote an american Gen 10 years ago. He mente the afghani taliban not the variety in Pakistan. We elected you for deliverance—please deliver. While you deliver monologues the country is bleeding. there is no more war on terror–it is a war for our survival!

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