Imran Khan: ‘I’ll never bow down. I can’t imagine a Pakistan enslaved by the powerful’

Imran Khan was ousted in April last year after losing a vote of confidence in parliament. He had been deserted by coalition partners who blamed him for a crumbling economy and failure to deliver on campaign promises, as well as a fractured relationship with the ever-powerful military.

Khan announced on Saturday that he had assembled a seven-member committee to lead negotiations on behalf of his Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party with the government, after about 10,000 PTI supporters were arrested in response to violent protests after his arrest on May 9.

Speaking to The Times via Skype, Khan said: “The committee is there to work out what we do from now on because this reign of terror is untenable. The economy is crashing, the rupee has gone into virtual freefall, unemployment is mounting and the only road map this government has is to crush PTI. There is no question of giving up. This fight will continue as long as I’m alive.”

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