In an exclusive conversation with Dawn, Khan said all going was going between him and the establishment until his government failed to convict those he alleged of corruption and his party refused to appoint their preferred choice of Punjab chief minister.
In an apparent dig at the army, Khan, in an interview with The Financial Times, said that even though the people give responsibility to the elected government, the authority lies somewhere else.
Writing for the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Siegfried O Wolf, said that Pakistan is in a state of shock after two horrifying events: first is the killing of one journalist Arshad Sharif and the assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan.
This comes in the wake of the assassination attempt on Imran Khan's life shot during his long march in Punjab Province's Wazirabad on Thursday. He has since held both the coalition government and military establishment responsible for the attack.
Imran Khan was shot at during his long march in Wazirabad on Thursday, leading to bullet injuries in his legs. After sustaining injuries on his leg, he was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
In a press conference in Lahore, Imran Khan said, "Punjab Police said they are ready to register FIR against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah but not against DG (C) ISI Faisal Naseer."
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar said that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will return to the political arena in two to three days.
For the first time in Pakistan's 75 years of history protests took place against ISI Maj Gen Faisal, all-powerful Peshawar Corps Commander for allegedly having a hand in former Prime Minister Imran Khan's assassination attempt.
Pakistan's Punjab province Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Thursday night instructed the police to form a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the attack on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's convoy in Wazirabad.
The United States condemned the "assassination attempt" on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that there is no space for violence in politics.
Jemima Goldsmith, the ex-wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, expressed her relief after the news of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief being safe following the "assassination attempt".