Khan's allegations come hours after Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah claimed in a press conference that intelligence agencies had intercepted a call revealing a plot to stage a fake encounter and rape incident by members of the PTI.
Sanaullah while addressing a press conference, claimed that the intercepted conversation revealed a plan to "stage a raid and rape at a known PTI leader's home".
Despite Section 144 still being in effect in the capital city, demonstrators from various political parties, including JUI-F employees and sympathisers, converged on Islamabad. Many of them entered the Red Zone, according to Geo News.
Rana Sanaullah called former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan evil and warned that he would bring disaster to the country if he is not stopped by the nation through the power of the vote.
"We always supported talks and even convinced our allies for it. But [now], how can we hold talks with terrorists? We can only hold talks with those who condemn terrorism and dissociate themselves from these political terrorists," Bilawal said.
"Indian defence forces are on a vigil and are keeping a close watch on the situation in Pakistan, in view of the developments there. Strong vigil being maintained by the forces along the Line of Control and the international border," defence sources told ANI here.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, while denying reports of Rangers personnel torturing Imran Khan during his arrest, has said that "no sort of torture was inflicted on him," reported Geo News.
Rana Sanaullah, the interior minister of Pakistan, reaffirmed on Saturday that he does not anticipate the Punjab elections taking place on May 14 despite the Supreme Court set that date, Geo News reported.
Sanaullah while addressing the media in Faisalabad, said that elections would be "held together" under a caretaker setup. Elections across the country would be held at the appointed time this year, he stressed.
It is unprecedented in Pakistan's 75 years of independence, where an opposition political leader is not succumbing to the combined pressure from the Pakistan army and the government in power. The head-on collision between the two sides is reaching a saturation point and may possibly lead to