Speaking at a press conference at the residence of Ibadur Rehman, one of the young men killed by US diplomat Raymond Davis, Imran said, “The socio-economic and political conditions prevailing in Pakistan are no different from those in Egypt.” He said the Egyptian people were struggling to replace a “corrupt government” by an accountable representative government.  Imran said the present government in Pakistan failed to help people during floods last year. He said he had visited flood-ravaged districts. The government made improper, insufficient and inadequate arrangements to rehabilitate flood victims.

Imran called on the courts to hand down a fair verdict in Davis case. He said the government was trying to hand over Davis to the US without trial in a court of law. Imran said he would soon mobilize people to topple the “corrupt and inefficient” government. He claimed his party was capable of mobilizing over a million people in Islamabad. “We had launched a movement for the reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in March 2009. We will repeat the same,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press quoting a doctor reported that the wife of one of the men shot and killed by the American tried to commit suicide by eating rat poison. Ali Naqi, a doctor in Faisalabad city treating Shumaila Kanwal, said she told him she took the poison Sunday because she believes her husband's suspected killer will be freed without trial. Her condition is deteriorating.

The US has said Davis has diplomatic immunity and is being illegally detained. He has told a Pakistani court that he acted in self-defense on Jan. 27 when he shot two armed men trying to rob him at gunpoint as he drove his car in the eastern city of Lahore. Police say they are pursuing possible murder charges.