Imran Khan said that his party wasn't "made by the establishment" like the PPP and the PML-N. He asserted that he came into power with the people's support.

"The way the people supported me, I was surprised [...] we announced a long march on May 25. They staged three marches during our tenure. We thought the law and Constitution permitted us [to stage a protest]."

We thought they would give us permission because we have given them permission, he said. But instead they subjected our workers and leaders to violence.

"They shelled families in Islamabad [...] they thought the party would end but they didn't understand the [sentiments of the] nation because when decisions are made in closed rooms, you don't know what is happening."