ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday announced that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has issued a six-day ultimatum just after abruptly ending the Azadi March. Months later, on Monday, he announced that he would give a six-day ultimatum to the PML-N government. Protests against the “imported government imposed on Pakistan through a conspiracy to change the US regime” at the Parade Ground in Islamabad on July 2.
The party’s political committee meeting chaired by Imran Khan examined the country’s overall political situation amid rising inflation and discussed future course of action. PTI’s central general secretary Asad Umar, Pervez Khattak, Asad Qaiser and Amir Mahmood Kiyani along with other central and regional leadership of the party attended the meeting.
He condemned the chaos witnessed during the first phase of local government elections in Sindh and expressed deep concern over the failure of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct fair, transparent and credible elections. However, he expressed ‘delight’ and ‘satisfaction’ at the judgement. PTI win in PK-7 SwatIn which PTI defeated ANP candidate supported by 13 political parties.
According to a statement by PTI, the leaders expressed their objection to rising complaints of pre-poll rigging by the coalition government in 20 constituencies in Punjab, where bypolls will be held on July 17.
PTI workers asked to make Parade Ground program ‘historic’
Describing the enthusiasm among the people regarding the by-elections as a “ray of hope”, he said that the days of the government are numbered.
Along with this, information about the preparations for the Parade Ground protests was given in the meeting. Instructions were issued to the Rawalpindi and Islamabad chapters of the party to expedite their preparations and mass-mobilization campaign to make the event historic.
He also reviewed the preparedness of the government for budget approval and price hike.
Unveiling the protest plan, the PTI president said he would lead the July 2 protest rally, as a strong agitation against the government was inevitable. He said that people from all walks of life, especially youth and women, are politically more mature than ever, which is also evident from his overwhelming backlash against the removal of his government.
He alleged that the ‘local Mir Jafar’ was flouting the constitution, law and democratic values more brutally than the dictators. In a separate development, former Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Shahbaz Gill said news conference That police claimed that Banigala’s employee, whom they said was hired before being caught red-handed while installing a bugging device in Mr Khan’s bedroom on June 25, was not mentally well.
Published in Dawn, June 28, 2022