Imran Khan escapes unhurt after vehicle in security convoy catches fire

Khan, 69, who was travelling in a car behind the vehicle that caught fire, was unaffected.

The accident came hours after Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party expressed concern that he has been provided “inadequate” security in the wake of threats against him, as per a report in local media house Dawn. 

Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader of the country’s main opposition party, told Dawn that Khan is currently the most popular leader in Pakistan but he is not being provided adequate security by the government even though he is facing threats to his life. “Since the imported government came into power, Imran’s life is in danger,” Chaudhry said.

He added: “Like any other citizen of the country, the security of Imran Khan is the responsibility of the state.”

Since his ouster in a no-confidence vote in April 2022, Khan has been touring the nation and mobilising supporters in an attempt to force early elections. He has been openly critical of the government, the military, and the judiciary, and had undergone a contempt of court trial for his remarks “threatening” a sitting judge.