Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan is defending his decision to call off a planned, opened-ended rally and sit-in this week in the capital, Islamabad, saying he wanted to avoid more violenceSupporters of Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Supporters of Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Supporters of Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Supporters of Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, addresses during an anti government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan defended Friday his decision to call off a planned, opened-ended rally and sit-in this week in the capital, Islamabad, saying he wanted to avoid more violence.

Source: ABC News May 27, 2022 15:09 UTC