PM Shehbaz Sharif’s adviser says govt to use all authorized means together with lodging new instances to delay launch of PTI founder
- Imran “boycotted” parliament after no-trust vote: Sanaullah.
- Govt not to keep PTI founder in jail “forcefully,” says PM’s aide.
- PML-N has no private grudge towards Imran: Sanaullah.
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah has given credence to the studies that the federal authorities is planning to lodge new instances towards jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in a bid to delay his launch from jail.
Khan, the deposed prime minister who was ousted from energy by way of the opposition’s no-confidence movement in April 2022, has been going through a slew of prices starting from corruption to terrorism since his elimination as the premier.
After securing reduction in different instances together with £190 million reference and Toshakhana, the previous premier was acquitted within the cipher case earlier this month however he stays behind bars due to his conviction within the iddat case.
The PTI founder has been behind bars since August final yr after he was sentenced within the Toshakhana case and subsequently sentenced in different instances forward of the February 8 elections.
“Imran Khan’s main agenda is to destabilise the country and spread chaos and anarchy in the country that’s why the government will certainly try to keep him behind bars as long as possible,” the PM’s adviser mentioned whereas talking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ on Tuesday.
He said this whereas responding to a query on studies that the federal government was planning to delay the discharge of the PTI founder as the courts granted him reduction in a number of instances.
The district and classes courtroom will announce the reserved verdict on PTI founder and his spouse Bushra Bibi’s pleas in search of suspension of their sentence within the iddat case on June 27 (Thursday) at 3pm.
After his authorities was toppled by way of a no-trust movement in April 2022, Sanaullah mentioned the PTI founder “boycotted” parliament and launched the agitation motion towards the federal government.
“Persistently he has only one agenda — spread anarchy and mischief in the country, hence for the betterment of the country he [Imran Khan] should be kept behind bars.”
The PM’s adviser mentioned the federal government would use all authorized means together with registration of recent instances to delay the discharge of the PTI founder.
Responding to a query, Sanaullah mentioned the federal government will not keep the PTI founder in jail “forcefully” and all steps will be taken consistent with the Constitution and legislation.
Like the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the PM’s aide mentioned the PTI additionally acquired a public mandate within the normal elections.
However, he mentioned the PTI founder violated the mandate by staging “violent” protests together with “attacks on courts” and allegedly orchestrating the May 9 riots.
Despite this, Sanaullah mentioned “no storm will come” if the PTI founder managed to stroll free from the jail.
He urged the PTI founder to come ahead to maintain talks with political rivals in a democratic manner saying the Nawaz-led occasion has no private grudge towards him. He then mentioned that the ousted premier didn’t consider in political dialogue and democracy.
Sanaullah added that even when Mahmood Khan Achakzai — mediator nominated by the PTI-backed opposition alliance, Tehreek-e-Tahafuz Ayeen (TTAP) — takes a step ahead then Imran will instantly seize his mandate to maintain negotiations.
The politico mentioned there was no possibility apart from holding dialogue to settle disputes.