Pakistan interior minister asks former PM Khan to postpone march, cites militant threat

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Published: Nov 25, 2022, 11:22 GMT+00:00

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan should postpone the resumption of his protest march to Islamabad from Rawalpindi, stating that there had been threats of attacks from militant groups.

Former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses a news conference after he was wounded following a shooting incident during a long march in Wazirabad

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that former prime minister Imran Khan should postpone the resumption of his protest march to Islamabad from Rawalpindi, stating that there had been threats of attacks from militant groups.

Khan has said he would resume his protest march on Nov. 26 after surviving an apparent assassination attempt earlier this month.

Khan faces “danger” to his life, Sanaullah said.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad, writing by Shivam Patel in New Delhi, Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

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