He claimed that WikiLeaks had revealed that Nawaz Sharif had told American senators that Pakistanis had been complicit in the 2008 Mumbai attacks and also assured them he would take strict action against those involved. "On one hand, they [the PML-N] - with people like [Punjab Law Minister] Rana Sanaullah - have been harboring their own extremist groups while on the other, Shahbaz went around telling the Americans that 'we want to take over the Jamaat-ud-Dawa's seminaries, hospitals and wider network but want proof from you to begin proceedings against them in the courts'," Khan claimed.
The PTI chief also cast doubt on the role of the PML-N in the movement for the restoration of the judiciary, claiming that Shahbaz had told then US Principal Officer in Lahore Consulate, Brian Hunt, that former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was "a problematic figure who could create issues for the PML-N itself."
"He then presented four demands to Brian Hunt," Khan alleged, "the first of which was the removal of the bar on a politician for becoming chief minister or prime minister for the third term." "Shahbaz's second demand was restoration of his government in Punjab, as governor rule had been imposed in the province when this meeting happened," Khan claimed.
The third demand was an opportunity to save face even if Iftikhar Chaudhry could not be successfully restored. The last was a return of the prime minister's powers taken away by former President Pervez Musharraf, Khan claimed.
"He reached out to the Americans just for personal gains," Khan said as he leveled these allegations. "When the country's leadership will say such things to the American leadership, who will stand for you?" Khan asked. He also alleged that while Nawaz Sharif claims to be a harbinger of peace, the ousted prime minister had told Saudi Arabia that his government wanted to send the Pakistan Army to Yemen. However, the then chief of army staff (COAS) and incumbent Commander of the Islamic Military Alliance, General Raheel Sharif (retd), had not agreed to the proposal.
Khan said Nawaz had taken the decision despite the Parliament's unanimous decision to block the deployment of any forces in Yemen. Responding to Nawaz's threat that he would spill the beans on various conspiracies if political intrigue is not stopped, Khan asked why he had remained quiet while he was in power and responsible for whatever happened in the country.
He also alleged that, according to WikiLeaks, Nawaz had told the Americans that "I am your best friend and will remain your best friend forever." "Shahbaz Sharif even said these Pakistanis wear shalwar qameez (traditional Pakistani dress) and look backward... whereas, I wear western suits," Imran said while citing WikiLeaks.
Turning his guns on the PML-N's coalition partner and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, Khan said Americans had written in their leaked diplomatic cables that Fazl had "significant votes for sale" to the Americans. Khan also expressed his pride at being termed by the Americans as the "only politician who tells them in private what he tells the public."
"I have been saying this since the beginning that this [the US war on terror] was not our war and we were dragged into it just for money," Khan said. "But now it has become our war," he added. Khan blamed PML-N government for the recent actions taken by the United States. He said that political elite of the country was responsible for the threats and strained relations between the two countries.
"We don't need others to defame Pakistan, our leaders are doing the service for them," said the PTI chief, adding that despite losing billions of rupees and precious lives, the country was being blamed for US failures in Afghanistan.
The PTI chairman said "the issue of Khatm-e-Nabuwat (the Finality of the Prophethood) can now be easily understood after the US has added the country in a watch list for minorities and religious freedom violation. Now we know on whose behest they amended the Khatm-e-Nabuwat clause," he remarked.
He said PML-N leadership was playing the role a modern-day "Mir Jaffar and Mir Sadiq." Speaking in English for the foreign media, Imran said Pakistan was the one country most interested in Afghanistan peace. "We stand to lose most if Afghanistan is destabilized," he said. Blaming Pakistan for the failures of US in Afghanistan was travesty of justice and deeply humiliating for the people of Pakistan, he added.
"How can a handful of terrorists stop US from winning the Afghan war?" he questioned. "That is how Cambodia was destroyed in Vietnam War. They bombed Cambodia and one million people died," he added. Khan termed the US decision of cutting aid to Pakistan a 'blessing in disguise.'