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Imran Khan taken off plane in Toronto
Saturday October 27, 2012 06:50:29 PM,
IANS
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Toronto:
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was Friday taken
off a US-bound flight at Toronto airport for questioning, a media
report said.
Khan had boarded an American Airlines plane from Toronto to New
York to speak at a fundraising dinner in Long Island City, the
Toronto Sun reported.
The cricketer-turned-politician had earlier given a
politically-charged speech in Canada's Brampton city Thursday
about the turmoil in his homeland. He was questioned at the
Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Khan had also organised a march of thousands of his supporters
against the US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal regions earlier
this month.
"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," Khan tweeted Friday.
The questioning lasted about an hour before he was allowed to
board a later flight to New York, the newspaper said.
The step drew sharp criticism from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI) party, Xinhua reported.
"PTI strongly condemns the offloading of Imran Khan at Toronto
airport and questioning on principled stand against drones," party
spokesperson Shafqat Mehmood said. He also sought US apology in a
statement which urged the US to respect the right of freedom of
expression of others.
Khan had participated in a protest earlier this month against US
drone strikes on his home turf.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said they cannot divulge
any information on particular cases due to privacy laws.
Khan may have been interrogated because of groups protesting his
entrance to the US, the Sun said.
The American Islamic Leadership Coalition from Phoenix wrote to
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this week, pressuring
her to revoke the US visa granted to Khan because of his
sympathetic views towards the Taliban.
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