ISLAMABAD: In a late night development, a spokesman for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) stated that the life of party chairman Imran Khan was seriously under threat from a militant group over his stance on the polio campaign.

“PTI chairman Imran Khan has been informed that according to information from Waziristan there has been a serious threat to his life by (a militant group) Ansarul Mujahideen because of his polio announcement,” the spokesman said in a text message sent to Dawn.

Inaugurating a polio campaign by administering drops to children in a government hospital in the town of Akorra Khattak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Khan, without naming Taliban or any other militant group, had stated that those who were attacking polio workers “are doing injustice to our province, our country and the whole of humanity”.

The PTI spokesman said the party would raise the issue on Thursday either in the National Assembly or through a news conference.—Staff Reporter

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