The moment of attack. And a danger to life warning has been issued as a storm and now, in a change of programming, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former Prime Minister of pakistan, imran khan, in an interview recorded in lahore on wednesday. Just in lahore on wednesday. A matter of days before i arrest just a matter of days before his arrest and sentencing earlier today. Welcome to hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur. How grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and Security Chaos . Terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. And at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former Prime Minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti partys ability to mount an electoral challenge. Has pakistans populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him . Imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. From the outside, mr khan, it lo
And now, in a change of programming, Steven Sacker speaks to the former Prime Minister of pakistan, imran khan, in an interview recorded in lahore, on wednesday. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. How grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and Security Chaos . Terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. And at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former Prime Minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti partys ability to mount an electoral challenge. Has pakistans populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him . Imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. From the outside, mr khan, it looks as though a legal noose is tightening around your neck. Does it feel that way to you . Yes, stephen. Its been like that for a while, ever since i was out of power 1a months, 15 months ago. What was hoped by
Defending champions, the usa. The match was decided by a tense penalty shootout. Now on bbc news, hardtalk with imran khan. This interview was recorded before he was sentenced to three years in prison on saturday. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. How grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and Security Chaos . Terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. And at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former Prime Minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti partys ability to mount an electoral challenge. Has pakistans populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him . Imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. From the outside, mr khan, it looks as though a legal noose is tightening around your neck. Does it feel that way to you . Yes, stephen. Its been like that for a while, ever since i was out
Because it s very important. what happened on the 9th of may? 0n the 9th may, i m sitting in the presence of the islamabad high court. i m on bail of these many cases, so there was no case on me. i get attacked by the commandos not by police, by commandos. there are visuals which have gone all over the world. i was attacked. my people were guards were beaten up and i was abducted from there confirmed by the supreme court, unlawful and unconstitutional. so, what did you think the supporters would do? when they saw the army, the commandos picking me up from there, was there not going to be a protest? but remember when i was shot? when i was shot and 12 of my other people were
Now, stephen, let me let me answer this question because it s very important. what happened on the 9th of may? 0n the 9th may, i m sitting in the presence of the islamabad high court. i m on bail of these many cases, so there was no case on me. i get attacked by the commandos not by police, by commandos. there are visuals which have gone all over the world. i was attacked. my people were guards were beaten up and i was abducted from there confirmed by the supreme court, unlawful and unconstitutional. so, what did you think the supporters would do? when they saw the army, the commandos picking me up from there, was there not going to be a protest? but remember when i was shot? when i was shot and 12 of my other people were wounded, one dead. despite that, there was no burning, there was no arson. there were peaceful protests, but they were protests without any arson.