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<\/div>\nBilawal Bhutto said “no institution will be allowed to become a party’s tiger force”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Commenting on the episodes of violence and vandalism in protests sparked after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari yesterday termed his party “political terrorists” and asked how could talks be held with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), reported Dawn.<\/p>\n
“We always supported talks and even convinced our allies for it. But [now], how can we hold talks with terrorists? We can only hold talks with those who condemn terrorism and dissociate themselves from these political terrorists,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Bhutto also criticised the judiciary for “becoming more political than needed”.<\/p>\n
At a rally — where he also decried bail granted to PTI chief Imran Khan in multiple cases — he said, “When we restore democracy, the judiciary becomes more political than needed. And when there is a dictatorship, they remain silent. And once again now, our judiciary is becoming more political than needed.”<\/p>\n
He urged the judiciary “not to meddle in politics” and said that be it the judiciary or establishment, “no institution will be allowed to become a party’s tiger force”.<\/p>\n
This comes after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah earlier said that there is no other option but to impose a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following three-day-long violent protests that erupted following the arrest of party chief Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case, reported Geo News.<\/p>\n
“It’s important to have a stance against armed groups. There is no other option but to impose a ban on this party [PTI],” the interior minister said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.<\/p>\n
Mr Sanaullah said the PTI chief’s only objective is to spread chaos and anarchy in the country.<\/p>\n
He also held the Khan-led party’s workers and supporters responsible for damaging public properties and storming military installations across the country during the countrywide violent protests, reported Geo News.<\/p>\n
“The government will bring these ‘gangs’ to the book. They [miscreants] will be identified through CCTV footage cameras and rounded up one by one,” he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pakistan Democratic Movement President Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged the people, including lawyers, to reach outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Monday to register their “peaceful protest”.<\/p>\n
In a video message, he said the caravans should reach Constitution Avenue by 9 am for the demonstration against the apex court.<\/p>\n
“The way the Supreme Court or its three-member bench, and under its influence the judges of the high court, have protected a criminal, we believe that we need to protect the country’s institutions and mend what is wrong in them.”<\/p>\n
Moreover, PTI chief Imran Khan called for supporters to hold nationwide neighbourhood protests, days after clashes between his followers and security forces triggered by his arrest.<\/p>\n
“Freedom does not come easily. You have to snatch it. You have to sacrifice for it,” he said in an address broadcast on YouTube.<\/p>\n
He called for his supporters to hold protests “at the end of your streets and villages” across the country on Sunday, and announced a return to campaigning on Wednesday for immediate elections.<\/p>\n
In a special message to Pakistani women, he urged them to show their defiance against the present government of Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n
“Tomorrow at 5:30 pm — and I am particularly addressing the women because I am seeing a revolution in our homes — you have to step out with a handwritten placard inscribed with ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ (true freedom) and ‘Aain bachao, Pakistan bachao’ (save the Constitution, save Pakistan). Stand with these placards outside your homes for just one hour, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm,” said Imran Khan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n