Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser has said that his party wants to collaborate with other political forces to launch a joint movement against the Shehbaz Sharif-led government.
The incumbent government and the former ruling party have been at loggerheads for months, with the Imran Khan-founded PTI accusing the administration of stealing its mandate and the former claiming that the PTI was involved in anti-state activities.
Their confrontation intensified further in late November when the PTI held a protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, which prompted action from law enforcers and also the registration of several cases against the party leadership.
In his conversation with the media in Peshawar, Qaiser said: “We are in contact with [JUI-F Emir] Maulana Fazlur Rehman. We want to launch a joint movement against the government.”
The PTI leader also accused the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of being equally complicit in the events of November 26. He said that the government has yet to initiate contact with PTI, but the party remains open to discussions regarding its demands.
Qaiser added that PTI was committed to pursuing its struggle within the framework of the constitution and the law. He criticised the government for declaring political workers as terrorists while ignoring the actual threats posed by militants.
Highlighting the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, the former National Assembly speaker claimed that the government was targeting PTI instead of addressing genuine security concerns.
He also announced that a ceremony to honour martyrs would be held on December 15 at Bagh-e-Naran.
He condemned the government for using force against “peaceful citizens”, alleging that they fired upon unarmed individuals.
Furthermore, Qaiser described the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment as unconstitutional and reiterated PTI’s demand for the release of all “political prisoners”.
‘Fabricated cases’
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister’s Adviser Barrister Muhammad Saif has said that numerous cases have been filed against the PTI founder across Punjab and Islamabad.
In a statement, Barrister Saif said that 99 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered against the PTI founder in Punjab, while 74 have been lodged in Islamabad.
The KP CM’s adviser claimed that these cases were registered after the PTI founder’s arrest, questioning how someone detained in jail could commit any crime.
He argued that Khan remains a significant concern for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), describing him as being “on their nerves.”
Saif commended the PTI founder for resolutely facing all “fabricated cases” filed against him. He expressed confidence that the day is not far when all these baseless cases will be dismissed
