Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan said his lawmakers are quitting regional legislative assemblies, ending his monthslong protest, to mount further pressure for snap elections days after the appointment of a new army chief.
“We won’t be part of this system anymore,” he said at a packed rally in the garrison town of Rawalpindi, an event that he pressed on with despite government warnings of a likely terror attack. “We’re here to put pressure on government, institutions as well to play their role.”
Meetings will be held soon with party lawmakers and leaders to decide how to act upon the decision, he said at his first public appearance without giving many details. The former leader is recovering from injuries sustained in a shooting attack at a similar event earlier this month.
