ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan
warned on Thursday that there would be no government at the centre in the event
of any misadventure against his party’s government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Addressing his supporters at a sit-in organised by the KP
cabinet in the D-Chowk in front of the Parliament House, he said blocking Nato
supplies was not a violation of the national foreign policy.
When asked to explain what compelled Mr Khan to make this
statement about any attempt to destabilise the KP government, a senior PTI
leader said his party’s chairman just wanted to put across the message that if
somebody was thinking of imposing governor’s rule in KP the party would not sit
idle.
A narrative was being increasingly built that by blocking Nato
containers the PTI was violating the foreign policy and, therefore, the federal
government could impose governor’s rule in the province, he said.
Members of the KP cabinet, headed by Pervez Khattak had come to
the capital to register their protest against drone attacks to speaker of the
National Assembly.
After the sit-in they walked to the Parliament House.
According to PTI spokesperson Dr Shireen Mazari, Mr Khan’s
statement was to make it clear that his party would stand by its principled
stand. “Some people have been talking of governor’s rule in KP and we wanted to
make it clear that we will stand firm on our commitments made during elections
against drone attacks.”
Mr Khan congratulated PTI workers and supporters of other
political parties for bringing Nato supplies through KP to a halt.
He said the PTI was looking for a complete suspension of Nato
supplies through the country and the sit-in was part of its campaign to
persuade other political parties to back the cause.
“Time has come for our political leaders to stop telling lies to
the people of the country. If they are against drone attacks they should join
us and if not then they should tell people the truth that they don’t have
courage to look the Americans in the eye.”
He reiterated his stand that PTI would keep blocking Nato
containers until the US government gave assurances that drone attacks would be
stopped.
Chief Minister Khattak submitted a letter to the NA speaker,
describing the latest drone strike in Hangu as ‘naked aggression’.
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