Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan warned on Saturday to organize nationwide demonstrations if elections are not conducted in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) within 90 days of the dissolution of the provincial legislatures.
The Punjab and KP assemblies, where his party was in control, had been dissolved in January at the chairman’s order. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has moved the voting date to October 8 due to security concerns and the government’s unwillingness to comply with the electoral process.
The interim administrations in the provinces were supposed to play a “neutral” role, but sadly, they were not upholding their obligations who was removed from office by a no-confidence vote in April of last year, the former prime minister said.
The PTI chief questioned under what statute they (the coalition government) would reinstate the province assemblies in Punjab and KP if the elections did not take place by the deadline.
Talking about the March 18 police search at his Zaman Park home, Khan slammed the Mohsin Raza Naqvi-led caretaker Punjab administration, saying there was no justification for the “attack” on his home while he was away.
When Khan departed for Islamabad to attend a hearing in the Toshakhana case, the Punjab police used heavy equipment to demolish the main gate of his home and broke into it.
“A case has been lodged in relation to the “attack” on my home,” Khan said. He called interim Punjab CM Naqvi, Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Anwar, and CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana “criminals” and stated that it would be submitted shortly.
Regarding the present political climate, the ousted premier stated that Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Parvez Elahi had been tasked with re-establishing communication with other political parties.
As of right now, President Arif Alvi is not working to create a connection between us and the establishment, Imran Khan said.
Former army chief general retired Qamar Javed Bajwa was criticized by Khan. He said that Bajwa admitted to exerting pressure on him because he “wanted friendship with India.” He argued that “Bajwa should be held accountable by the army.”
