Continue protests until three accused involved in attack resign, Imran tells supporters.

LAHORE -- Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Friday asked his party workers and supporters to continue protesting against the assassination attempt on him until three 'accused' including the prime minister and interior minister resigned from their post.

'I will take to the streets immediately after recovering and will give a call for [march towards] Islamabad,' he said while addressing his supporters from Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore where is undergoing treatment.

The PTI chief addressed the nation for the first time after he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during the party's long march in Punjab's Wazirabad yesterday.

Imran said to ensure the impartial and fair probe it was necessary for the three top officials to step down as 'all agencies are under their control'.

Imran asked the supporters to 'fully participate' in the protest to demand the resignation of the three 'suspects'.

'Never compromise on your independence. Protest is your right,' he added.

He also asked the army chief to make the senior military official resign who he accused of being involved in the assassination attempt.

'This general is taking country towards destruction,' said Imran while alleging that the same military official was behind the torture on PTI leaders Shahbaz Gill and Azam Swati.

Imran maintained that it was incumbent upon the army chief to take action against the 'black sheep to save country from disintegration'.

He said that the country's biggest political party was being pushed against the wall and attempts were being made to kill him.

'We have not learned anything from the past like the East Pakistan incident. I knew that they will try to kill me when I was leaving for long march,' he said.

Imran Khan said the conspirators decided to kill him as they were wary of his long march and added that he had received reports about his assignation plot from the government officials beforehand.

'Establishment was taken aback when they saw that the people this time [in April] did not support their decision to topple my government,' he said.

Imran said establishment is not aware of the ground realities. 'Despite knowing that the people are not ready to accept this imported government, they [establishment] are bent on enforcing their decision.'

The PTI chief had sustained a bullet wound to his leg after an armed attack on his container, as he led the PTI's 'Haqeeqi Azadi March' in Wazirabad on Thursday.

The PTI chief said his workers...