Imran Khan's 6-Day Ultimatum To New Pakistan Regime For Fresh Polls
NDTV
Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan demanded that the assemblies be dissolved, warning that he would return with a fresh rally next week if fresh elections were not scheduled.
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned the government to stage fresh elections or face more mass protests, after leading thousands of supporters to Islamabad in a showdown with his political rivals.
His morning address was the culmination of a chaotic 24 hours which saw the capital blockaded and clashes break out between police and protesters across the country.
The government had attempted to prevent the convoy from reaching the capital by shutting down all entry and exit points around the city, but was forced to allow in the protesters by an emergency Supreme Court order.
Since being removed from power through a no-confidence vote last month, cricket star-turned-politician Mr Khan has heaped pressure on the country's fragile new coalition rulers by staging mass protests, touting a claim he was ousted from office in a "foreign conspiracy".
