Recent political violence in Pakistan When an attacker takes down Imran Khan, the party leaderPakistan“or PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-PTI) caused him injuries and required surgery. While one of his political staff members was killed and 10 others were injured, the bloodshed ignited the already heated political situation in Pakistan in the last year.
After the surgery was completed and his symptoms began to improve, Imran Khan confirmed that after recovering from the hospital, he will continue to protest. After starting as a protest leader in Islamabad he called on the government to hold new elections since last April before his movement spread to many cities.
Imran Khan accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Interior Minister Rana Sanalah. and a great soldier behind conspiracy theories Trying to assassinate him this time.
Prime Minister Sharif came out to deny the allegations he insisted it had nothing to do with the attempted murder of the opposition leader. He said that Mr. Imran Khan named and charged the three people without evidence. and he said he asked the High Court to set up a committee to investigate the allegations. and if the investigation results show that he was involved he will resign from office and immediately stop doing politics forever.
Conspiracy Theory: Who Shot Imran Khan?
70-year-old opposition leader Imran Khan is a former captain of the world-famous Pakistani cricket team. He turned into a politician and even held the position of the country’s leader After winning the July 2018 elections thanks to anti-corruption policy and solving economic problems He was supported by the people to be the favorite of the country who would come to make a change and was supported by the military.
But after five years of ruling the country, Pakistan faced high inflation and high foreign debt. The opposition filed a motion of no confidence in Imran Khan, and then dissolved the parliament for new elections. But the Supreme Court ruled that the dissolution of the House of Representatives was unconstitutional.
until 10 April He was ousted from a no-confidence vote by the opposition party, which got 174 out of 342 in parliament, prompting Imran Khan to resign. which he said was a conspiracy between his political enemies and the West. Pakistani political analysts believe Imran Khan lost a majority in parliament and was expelled from his position due to a conflict with the military. After he refused to be named intelligence chief by the military late last year.
Imran Khan accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Interior Minister Rana Sanalah. and a great soldier behind conspiracy theories Trying to assassinate him this time. Meanwhile, a video clip of the gunman shooting in Wazirabad on November 3 was shared on social media. Although in this clip it is shown that only one shooter has acted. But the idea of a conspiracy theory spread.
As Pakistanis remember The murder of Benarci Bhutto, who died during her campaign in 2007, remains a mystery, as the authorities have not yet concluded an investigation into who. As a result, Pakistanis still choose to believe in conspiracy theories. In the case of Imran Khan, the protesters saw that the group that wanted to eliminate him the most right now was the army.
Last week, Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, Pakistani intelligence chief who never commented on anything It came out in a press interview that the military is politically neutral. Meanwhile, Imran Khan was the one who secretly submitted proposals to the military on unconstitutional issues. while some analysts say The assassination of Imran Khan gave him a greater political advantage.
After the incident, the police released a video clip indicating it is the confession of the gunman who shot Mr. Khan. After being arrested by the police for questioning in this video clip The man identified as the culprit admitted shooting a murder warrant for Khan. Because Mr. Khan led the people in the wrong direction and tried to kill the opposition leader. Supporters of Imran Khan said it was a police story. And so far the shooter has not been charged.
Fear of more serious situations
Analysts think it was 15 years ago, before Bhutto’s assassination. In the midst of the then campaign, Pakistanis hoped the country was moving towards stable politics. But Ms. Bhutto’s death made the political situation even more violent.
While now, despite the violence, members of the opposition Imran Khan supporters continued to protest over the weekend. In many of the major cities in the country, it requires 3 people that Mr.Imran KhanHe mentioned his resignation and the government accelerated the investigation into the killing of the former prime minister. They said they believed Imran Khan was a political murder. without needing any proof
Pakistani politics is strongly divided. amid the economic crisis Inflation and the cost of living have skyrocketed. and recently suffered a worsening of global warming. There was a great flood and the government had to spend a lot of money to rehabilitate people. causing the need to negotiate aid from China which is an important official Pakistan owes about 30% of this amount to China, over $ 100 billion overseas. Meanwhile, the Chinese leader has asked Pakistan to guarantee the safety of Chinese workers. After a deadly explosion kills a Chinese in Karachi Earlier last year while the International Monetary Fund or the IMF (International Monetary Fund) recently extended the repayment period by 1.2 billion dollars. in Pakistan to prevent default It shows that regardless of whether Imran Khan is there or not, Pakistan must show trust in countries.
Imran Khan said anti-government protests will resume in full swing. by analysts, After this, the assassination of Imran Khan would have caused more serious divisions between the armies. behind Pakistani politics for decades. with the populist group that came out to move up to Imran Khan he became the leader of the country four years ago.
Author: Pensopha Sukontharak
