Imran arrives in New York after offloaded in Toronto

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AFP
Imran arrives in New York after offloaded in Toronto
NEW YORK: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has arrived in New York, after four-and-a-half-hour delay in Canada where he was offloaded from New York bound flight at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

PTI chief and his entourage were deplaned and interrogated by immigration authorities. Khan was questioned over his stance against US drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas.

After four-and-a-half-hour, Imran Khan and other PTI leaders including Fauzia Kasuri were allowed to catch the next plane to New York.

Talking about the incident Imran Khan said, " 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."