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RAWALPINDI: The head of Awami Muslim League (AML) Sheikh Rashid has claimed that the attempt on life of PTI Chairman Imran Khan is a local as well as international conspiracy. He said that Islamabad has been turned into Guantanamo Bay jail, and “the jail made up (by government) would be inhabited by them (government) and their 77 ministers, not us.”
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Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Rashid claimed more than one operatives carried out assassination attempt on Imran Khan, and all of them were part of an organized conspiracy. “Had something happened to Imran Khan [in attempt on his life], politics in not only Pakistan but in the entire region would have changed,” he added.
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He said he would be addressing a protest rally at Lal Haveli at 2pm today.
Sheikh Rashid said attempt on life of Imran Khan before a key appointment was actually a part of heinous conspiracy. He said circulation of video statements of an accused involved in the attack while facilitating escape of others involved in the incident was leading to many questions.
Sheikh Rashid further said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) stood buried politically, and that “we would certainly get our rights peacefully in any case.”
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