PTI Chairman Imran Khan alleged on Friday that the “imported government and its handlers” were working on a “minus one formula” as party leaders urged supporters to take to the streets to express solidarity with the former prime minister.
Imran’s statement comes a day after the Islamabad High Court decided to indict him in contempt proceedings over his diatribe at a last month rally in Islamabad against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry -who had approved PTI leader Shahbaz Gill’s physical remand in a sedition case. Recently, in his rallies, the PTI chief has alleged that attempts were being made to “push him against the wall”. Last week, Imran accused PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari of wanting to “appoint an army chief of their choice” in November to save their skin in corruption cases.
His comments drew ire from both the army and the government. Most recently, he alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to topple the PTI government in Punjab. Imran said that “Mr X and Mr Y” were threatening his party members to accept bribes. In a tweet today, the ex-premier said: “Tomorrow our Gujranwala jalsa will be last of our present phase of Haqiqi Azadi Movement. I will announce the next critical phase at the jalsa.”
He added that the imported government and its handlers “are so petrified that the nation is standing firmly behind PTI that they are desperately moving on Minus 1 formula”. PTI will hold public rallies across the country to protest against what the party leaders called ‘Minus-One’ formula meant to oust Imran Khan from politics. In Lahore, the rally will be held at Liberty roundabout to show solidarity with Imran Khan today (Saturday). The address of Imran Khan from Gujranwala’s power show will also be telecast at Liberty. Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Yasmin Rashid said “Minus-One” formula will not be accepted at all.
