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Talia RalphOctober 27, 2012 12:27
Imran Khan interrogated by US immigration over drone stance
Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-politician, was reportedly pulled from a flight to New York and questioned about US drones in Pakistan.
Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-politician, was reportedly pulled from a flight to New York and questioned about US drones in Pakistan.
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Pakistan cricketer turned politician Imran Khan waves to supporters at the start of a rally on the outskirts of Islamabad on October 6, 2012. Khan is leading western peace activists and local loyalists on a highly publicized march to Pakistan's tribal belt in protest against US drone strikes. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-leader, was reportedly pulled from his Toronto-New York flight Friday afternoon and questioned about his stance on drones.
Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) party, is well-known for his anti-US-drone stance.
He was in Canada Thursday to speak in Brampton, Ontario, before heading to New York to speak at a fundraising dinner, The Guardian reported.
He had also planned to protest US drones in Pakistan with a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters, The Hindu reported.
More from GlobalPost: Imran Khan leads anti-drone march across Pakistan
The politician was reportedly interrogated by US Customs and Border Protection for about an hour.
However, the agency told the Toronto Sun they could not comment on any of their investigations due to privacy laws.
On Friday, Khan tweeted:
I was taken off from plane and interrogated by US Immigration in Canada on my views on drones. My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 26, 2012
And not long after:
Missed flight and sad to miss the Fundraising lunch in NY but nothing will change my stance. Still looking forward to meet PTI family there.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 26, 2012
Imran Khan led a two-day-long protest earlier this month on a march across Pakistan the tribal district of South Waziristan in protest of the US' use of drones in the region. He was joined by thousands of people, including a group of American activists, France 24 reported.
He is campaigning for Pakistan's presidency ahead of general elections, which will take place next year, and putting a stop to the drone program is a key part of his platform.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/121027/imran-khan-interrogated-us-immigration-drones
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