Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for immediate talks with government officials, as pressure increases on him amidst a crackdown on his top aides and supporters that has seen thousands arrested as well as many leaving his party
Khan has been embroiled in a tussle with the military since he was removed from power last year in a parliamentary vote that he says was orchestrated by the country's top generals and the US. / Photo: AP
"I would like to appeal for talks, because what is currently happening is not a solution," Khan said on Friday in aKhan struck a defiant tone, warning that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [PTI] party's popularity was only rising because of the crackdown and would still win an election whenever it was held. He said he only wanted to talk to take the country out of the current crisis.
The stand-off intensified when earlier this month Khan's supporters were involved in violent protests following his brief arrest on May 9. Khan has condemned the violence.
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