Expressing dismay at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) crackdown on its supporters during the D Chowk protest last month, party founder Imran Khan has issued a warning to the government saying that if they engage in civil disobedience will start the campaign. The demands of his party are not fulfilled.
In an announcement shared on X (formerly Twitter) late Thursday, the former prime minister said he had formed a five-member negotiating team, comprising Umar Ayub Khan, Ali Amin Gandapur, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Salman Akram Raja and Asad Qaiser are included. .
In the latest move, which he described as his “trump card”, the 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician said the committee would discuss two points with the federal government – the release of “political prisoners” facing trial and the constitution. . A judicial commission to probe the events of 9 May 2023 and the late-night crackdown on PTI protesters on 26 November.
The jailed Prime Minister said that if these two demands are not accepted, a civil disobedience movement will be started from December 14. He added that the government will be responsible for the results of this movement.
A much-publicized protest by the former ruling party in Islamabad, aimed at securing the release of the PTI founder, who has been behind bars for more than a year, followed a midnight government crackdown on protesters. After which the party hastily retreated.
The party founded by Imran has since claimed that at least 12 of its workers were killed and 1,000 were arrested. However, the government has categorically denied using live ammunition against the protesters and said that four law enforcement personnel, including three Rangers personnel and a policeman, were martyred during the protests.
Furthermore, Imran – in his message today – also announced a “grand gathering” in Peshawar on December 13 to “pay homage to the martyrs” who, according to him, would be part of the PTI’s Islamabad protest. were killed during
He claimed that hundreds of PTI workers were “still missing”, urging the Supreme Court to take notice of the incidents and “play its constitutional role”.
He further said that we approached the Supreme Court, Lahore and Islamabad High Courts for serious violations of human rights, but no action was taken.