Senator Faisal Vawda has expressed concern over the recent “violence” at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) daily protest which was abruptly called off, claiming that the former ruling party will be banned for its actions.
“[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] Not Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Bushra Bibi will be arrested. [Imran Khan’s wife] Will do,” he said as he spoke Geo News Program ‘Capital Talk’ on Wednesday.
His remarks came at a time when the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to move a resolution in the Balochistan Assembly, demanding a ban on PTI while Imran Khan’s The established party has called off its planned protest sit-in after clashes with security. forces in Islamabad on Wednesday morning
As PTI supporters marched to Islamabad’s D Chowk – the main destination of the party’s sit-in, police and security forces fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
Subsequently, Gandapur and Bushra Bibi – who were leading the convoys – fled in a car, along with the activists, forcing the party to “postpone” its many planned protests.
The protest was against the “illegal” imprisonment of PTI founder Imran Khan, other party leaders and activists, the “stolen mandate” in the February 8 general elections and the 26th constitutional amendment.
In early July, the current government announced plans to ban the former ruling party for its “involvement” in the May 9 riots, in which military installations were vandalized, and the party’s There were alleged attempts to sabotage Pakistan’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ).
Speaking on today’s programme, Vawda criticized the PTI leadership for being “absent” during the protest, asking where was Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Umar Ayub Khan.
“One woman said she would march at D Chowk but later ran away,” he said, referring to Bushra Bibi, adding that the former first lady helped bring the PTI to a “dead end”. has a “significant role”.
He further claimed that the entire PTI leadership admitted that Bushra Bibi created trouble for the party, noting that they should have agreed to shift the protest to Islamabad’s capital.
The senator was referring to the government’s offer of an alternative protest venue to the PTI, which Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said Imran Khan had agreed to. However, Bushra Bibi refused and was adamant about reaching D Chowk.
Additionally, Vawda said the PTI leadership had “completed preparations” to keep Imran in jail.
Without naming anyone, he said that the events of May 9 were carried out “on the orders of vultures”. He added that “the vulture is the one who took advantage of £190 million through the former prime minister”.