Imran Khan had requested supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf occasion to hold arms to Islamabad for the Azadi protest final week however abruptly referred to as the rally off
Imran Khan had requested supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf occasion to hold arms to Islamabad for the Azadi protest final week however abruptly referred to as the rally off
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that protesters within the ‘ Azadi March’ had been carrying not solely weapons but in addition automated weapons on the orders of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Mr. Khan led his 1000’s of supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf occasion to Islamabad final Wednesday in a protest and had deliberate to stage a sit-in till new elections had been introduced however abruptly referred to as off the sit-in on the final minute after making it to the capital.
However, he had threatened to return after six days if the federal government failed to present a date for snap polls within the nation.
In an interview to Geo TV on Monday, Mr. Asif stated the protesters on the ‘ Azadi rally’ had been carrying weapons on Mr. Khan’s orders.
“Imran Khan is right, his party workers were not only carrying guns, but they also had automatic firearms. Imran Khan had asked protestors to bring weapons in the long march, however, the government was aware of that,” he stated.
Mr. Asif was replying to a query on a latest interview of Mr. Khan in a non-public information channel through which he confirmed that his occasion’s staff had been carrying firearms through the ‘ Azadi March’.
Mr. Khan was faraway from workplace in April via a no-confidence vote however he refused to just accept the result and blamed that the United States was concerned in toppling his authorities.
The PTI chairman has been protesting ever since and calling contemporary elections as a result of, in his phrases, the incumbent coalition authorities was “imported” and never a real consultant of the Pakistani individuals.
Source: www.thehindu.com
