ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan filed an application against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for issuing “Direct threats” against him and his party at Islamabad High Court (IHC). In an interview with private news channel, Rana had said “ country’s politics has been brought to level where existence of only one of two [PTI and PML-N] is possible”.Sanaullah had also said that when ruling party feels that its existence is under threat, it can go to any extent against its chief political rival without considering “What is illegal or undemocratic”.

Seeking IHC’s intervention on matter, Imran has requested court to block his arrest and prevent respondents from acting on their “Plans”. Notably, in addition to Sanaullah, federal government, IG Islamabad and SSP operations have been made respondents to case.

Imran Khan accused police of attacking his party’s workers and photographer in plain clothes. Taking to twitter, he said, “As witnessed in Judicial Complex on March 18. Today, again, peaceful PTI workers and even our photographer were attacked and arrested by police. This is height of provocation, using violence against peaceful citizens and abducting them”.

“Even my parked car with no one inside was attacked with windows smashed. This is pure fascism being carried out at behest of Islamabad IG to create terror in ordinary citizens who support PTI,” he claimed. Speaking about Hassaan Niazi, Khan said, “Hassaan Niazi was abducted immediately after getting bail and later charged with sham FIRs to keep him locked up”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 28 2023

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