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
In 2022, you believed you could use people power to force the army to come back to you, in essence, and you were wrong? and going back to what happened in may 2023, when your supporters went to the streets, they committed that violence, including against key military infrastructure. you basically crossed a red line a red line that even supporters of your own pti party, even former friends and colleagues in your government say is on you. it s your responsibility. to quote your former defence minister pervez khattak, he says, all of the political representatives of my new party hold imran khan responsible for the tragedy of may 9th . he said, imran khan s anti state agenda has been rejected by the masses and his own party s former leadership . now, stephen, let me let me answer this question
And going back to what happened in may 2023, when your supporters went to the streets, they committed that violence, including against key military infrastructure. you basically crossed a red line a red line that even supporters of your own pti party, even former friends and colleagues in your government say is on you. it s your responsibility. to quote your former defence minister pervez khattak, he says, all of the political representatives of my new party hold imran khan responsible for the tragedy of may 9th . he said, imran khan s anti state agenda has been rejected by the masses and his own party s former leadership .