Imran Khan (July 2019):
"I’m not sure whether all the countries realize the gravity of the situation if there’s a conflict with Iran. People don’t understand, you know, this is not going to be the same as Iraq. This could be much, much, much worse."
Speaking at the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC, the then-Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan warned directly against a military conflict with Iran.
Key excerpts from his address:
• "...the Shia element in Islam is very cohesive. They have a much greater sense of martyrdom..."
• "The battle might be quite short...bombing airfields and so on... But the consequences after that... not many people fully understand it."
• "I would strongly urge that there should not be... another military situation... The last thing we want is another conflict on our borders."
This should help the world understand why Imran Khan is in jail today. He stands with the oppressed, stands for sovereignty, and leads the Movement for Justice in Pakistan.