LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was blamed on Thursday of spread a smear campaign” against judges in an attempt to delay the election at any time cost calling on the court to ensure that the Constitution is upheld and paves the way way for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Appeal to his supporters and workers via video link from his residence Zaman Park in Lahore, Imran reminded the judiciary that the Constitution clear to hold elections within 90 days of dissolution of Assembly. He called on the judiciary to resist pressure from both the establishment and the “Sharif and Zardari mafia”.
لیے آج عدلیہ کیخلاف تقاریر کی جارہی ہیں
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“This is the defining moment in countries history. Either neutrals are putting pressure on the judiciary, or these two mafia families Sharif and Zardari,” he said.
His statement came shortly after PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz blamed the cabal. of five” of existence behind ongoing political and economic crisis in Pakistan. group presumably includes sitting and former Judges of the Supreme Court and former Chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General (retired) Faiz Hameed.
In his appeal, Imran blamed PML-N of have history of assault and buying loyalty of judges. He also it was alleged that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif oversaw the installation of a caretaker in Punjab.
According to Imran, the only way raise the country out of his current crisis – to hold elections. He also criticized the election commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the rangers, claiming they were following orders from PML-N leaders and were against PTI.
Imran also greeted him party”Jail Bharo Tehreek” (fill in prison movement) and said it shows that PTI workers are not afraid of prisons. He complained that those who voluntarily introduced themselves for arrests are treated like criminals and they are transferred to different prisons in Punjab.
The head of PTI criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz’s statement that inflation rise further because of the deal with the IMF, asking if the prime minister was ashamed and if he ever asked public O how they make ends meet.
Imran said that if PTI had not been present in a country, public resort to violence like protesters who ransacked the presidential palace in Sri Lanka due to the economic crisis. He argued that the “court arrest” motion was against economic crisis and incumbent government Russia’s attempts to delay the polls.
