My life is in danger, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan ahead of no-confidence motion

In an interview with ARY News ahead of Sunday's no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against him, Khan said the ‘establishment’ (the powerful military) gave him three options - no-confidence vote, early elections or resignation as the Prime Minister.

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that he has credible information that his life is in danger but asserted that he is not afraid and will continue his fight for an independent and democratic Pakistan.

In an interview with ARY News ahead of Sunday's no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against him, Khan said the ‘establishment’ (the powerful military) gave him three options - no-confidence vote, early elections or resignation as the Prime Minister.

"I said the early election is the best option. I could never think of resigning and for no-trust motion, I believe that I will fight till the last minute,” he said. Khan said not only his life was in danger but the Opposition, which is playing with foreign hands, will also resort to his character assassination.

“Let me inform my nation that my life is at risk too, they have also planned for my character assassination. Not only myself but my wife too,” the 69-year-old cricketer-turned-politician said.

Answering a question about what options the Opposition gave him, Khan said that he does not think he should talk to people like Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif. If we survive (the no-confidence vote), we cannot of course work with these turncoats (who left PTI to join the Opposition), early elections are the best option, I will urge my nation to give me a simple majority so that I won't have to do compromises, he said.