Overseas support for the former Prime Minister and the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), Imran Khan, appears to be lessening, with no significant crowd seen outside the Pakistan High Commission in London today, sources say.
Overseas Pakistani support for Imran Khan
No significant supporters of former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan were seen outside the Pakistan High Commission in London today, sources said.
Observers noted the presence of around eight individuals who were white and not even Pakistani.
Additionally, they appeared to be associated with an organisation and may have been invited to raise slogans in favour of the PTI founder, observers add.
Sources stressed that these individuals were not Pakistanis, members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or active supporters of the former prime minister.
While some social media personalities continue to express support online, participation in physical gatherings or protests has largely declined, according to the sources.
The visuals from today’s gathering indicate that active overseas involvement in demonstrations for Imran Khan has declined significantly, observers say.
Observers add that this reflects a shift in engagement among overseas Pakistanis, who were previously more active in political campaigns and protests in support of the former prime minister.
DG ISPR questions Imran Khan’s claims of limited powers as PM
The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR)) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has raised strong questions about the claims of a former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prime minister, Imran Khan, regarding his powers.
He said the founding PTI leader was a highly powerful Prime Minister, yet later claimed that he had no real authority.
According to the DG ISPR, the former Prime Minister was so influential that he declared the Army Chief as the “father of the nation,” a privilege no Pakistani Prime Minister has had since 1947.
He said that Pakistan has only one true father, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the visionary leader who created the country.
The DG ISPR added that the former Prime Minister had attempted to bring in a “new father” for the nation, driven by political motives.
