Imran says 'ready to forgive' all but no 'compromise with thieves'.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Saturday addressed party workers through video-link and said that he is ready to ready to talk with everyone only for the sake of the country. He also announced that he is ready to forgive all those who allegedly had plotted his gun attack on him.

The PTI chief formally launched his party's campaign for the upcoming elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Referring to Wazirabad attack in which one PTI worker died and 14 others including Imran Khan were injured during the 'Haqeeqi Azadi' march against the federal government, Imran Khan said, 'There was an attempt to assassinate me, and I know who attacked me [but] I am ready to forgive for the country's sake.'

Interestingly, Imran in the same breath said that he would not hold talks with those who looted the country. 'How can I comprise with those who plunder the country's wealth.' The country needs to unite considering the point where it is standing ... this is not a matter of my ego but the country,' he said.

The PTI leader had accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence officers of planning the attack on him. He had also demanded that the three resign to ensure a fair and transparent probe into the incident.

In a video address on Saturday to kick off the PTI's election campaign, Imran said: 'I am ready to talk with everyone and compromise because considering Pakistan's upcoming condition, I again say that the whole nation will have to confront [the crisis] together.'

Imran said all institutions, including the judiciary, needed to come together and agree on reforms. He said no government could think of going alone and tackling the country's issues on its own. 'The nation will have to stand together, the institutions will have to as well, and everyone will have to tackle it together,' the PTI chief added.

Imran further said that 'nothing is impossible' when a nation is united and decides to stand on its own.

However, at the same time, the PTI chief said that he would not talk to or compromise with 'those who steal the country's wealth'.

Referring to the political parties in the incumbent government, he alleged that he was asked to give them a deal similar to the infamous National Reconciliation Ordinance during the PTI government - something he said he could not agree on.

Regarding the PTI's election campaign, Imran said he would hold his first rally next Saturday. He called...