Will not resign, says Imran Khan ahead of anti-govt protests

Khan smells a conspiracy behind JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman's protest which he said is driven by a certain agenda.

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl which intends to launch an anti-government protest named 'Azadi March' later this month.

In a meeting with senior journalists and analysts, Khan said that he sees a conspiracy behind JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman's protest which he said is driven by a certain agenda.

"There is no question of my resignation and I will not resign. Dharna is agenda-based, and it has foreign support.

I don't understand what Maulana's problem is. I don't understand the agenda of the opposition," he added.

The Azadi March has been announced by the JUI-F chief in a bid to topple the government which Rehman says came to power through fake elections.