Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Gandapur, says ‘’If Imran Khan not released legally in two weeks, then we will release him ourselves
(Asghar Ali Mubarak)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur while addressing the public meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf held in Islamabad said that with NOC or not, he will hold the next meeting in Lahore and the cases against Imran Khan have been closed. If Imran Khan is not released legally in one to two weeks, then we will release Imran Khan ourselves.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in a show of political strength today held a rally in Sangjani cattle market in Islamabad in which party leaders and workers participated in large numbers.
A large number of caravans arrived from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to participate in the rally, while the convoy of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, comprising hundreds of vehicles, heavy machinery and thousands of workers, reached the venue through Sangjani Interchange, and the participants gave him a warm welcome.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur while addressing the rally said that we are standing with Imran Khan because he is talking about the truth. If it happens, we will fight with our lives.
He said that I want to ask who is giving NRO after looting thousands of billions of rupees, those who give NRO, you have lost and Imran Khan has won by sitting in jail, you are being humiliated. He is getting respect in prison.
He said that I ask the Supreme Court that the decision you took and the NRO, how did it benefit my 25 crore people, you forgave my thousands of billions of stolen rupees, you have to answer. Otherwise, there will be a question mark on you.
Addressing the DG ISPR, the Chief Minister said that nothing is achieved by saying that you do not doing politics.
Ali Amin Gandapur said that NOC or not, the next meeting will be held in Lahore, if Minar Pakistan is allowed, then it is fine, but mandate thieves, don’t mess with us. The country will be forgotten, there will be no place to hide.
He said that Imran Khan’s lawyers told that their cases have been completed, Imran Khan has not been legally released in one to two weeks, by God we will release Imran Khan ourselves, I am your leader. I will do it and I will take the first pill, don’t back down now because if we back down, we will never get a chance like this again, nor will we get a leader like this again.
He said that Imran Khan will be released soon and if there is any obstacle, I have cases of many people, I will handcuff them all and drag them, Imran Khan is in government in Pakhtunkhwa.
Earlier, the Islamabad administration had ordered the PT to end the rally and vacate the venue immediately for allegedly violating the NOC issued for the rally.
Deputy Commissioner Islamabad had issued written orders to end the meeting and said that by not ending the meeting on time, PTI violated the conditions.
The Deputy Commissioner had said that the organizers had been informed that the meeting had to end by 7 pm and legal action would be taken for violation of the NOC.
In this regard, it was said that according to the NOC, PTI was given time from 4 to 7 pm for the meeting, but the PTI meeting could not end on the scheduled time.
The Islamabad administration ordered the PTI to vacate the meeting hall immediately and to disperse and warned of action for violating the conditions mentioned in the NOC. There was a clash between where the police started shelling on Choongi No. 26 due to the alleged stone pelting by the workers. The police said that SSP Safe City and many other police personnel were injured due to stone pelting, but the protesters said that the police have tried to stop them before.
On this occasion, along with shelling, tear gas was also used by the police while an attempt was made to arrest some persons.
According to the statement released by the Islamabad Safe City Police, the PTI workers violated the scheduled routes to the meeting hall, due to which the police prevented them from going to the meeting.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, taking notice of the clash between the rally participants and the police in Islamabad, telephoned the injured SSP Shoaib Khan to inquire about his well-being and directed to provide the best treatment facilities to the injured police personnel.
Adviser Information Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif had accused the administration and police of the worst shelling on the workers and said that PTI is being targeted once again. PTI workers have been kept away from the rally, thousands of workers have suffered,
Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf, Barrister Gohar, while addressing the gathering, said that think about your nation, don’t consider this Jim Ghafir as a minority, don’t suppress the voice of these people, and don’t consider them unimportant.
Addressing the rulers, he said, “Don’t block the way, find a way before the country goes to the closed street, and remember that the nation does not live where the voice of the nation is suppressed, no institution lives there.”
They said that we were supposed to hold a rally for six months but Imran Khan’s order was that we have to hold a rally with the NOC, today there were containers everywhere but Khan’s tigers still arrived, they will respond to Khan’s voice. And soon he will be free, the whole nation is with prisoner number 804.
Addressing the rally earlier, PTI leader Hamad Azhar said that today this meeting place, these barriers are proof that the rulers are afraid and they are afraid of you, me and all of us because they are afraid of the people. There is no support and they fear Imran Khan above all.
He said that I want to tell the Houses of Power that your fake power is established by the force of the stick, by harassing the Election Commission and by harassing the courts and it is still established today, so one of the reasons is that Imran Khan, the Constitution, He believes in law, democracy and peace, otherwise as many people are behind Imran Khan, if he did not believe in law, constitution and peace, then your fight would have been destroyed.
He said that if it is not ruled by the people, then the responsibility for the situation that will arise here falls not on anyone, but on the current imposed rulers, on those few faces who are not elected, nor on anyone. They are accountable, who build and overthrow governments, who break parties and this is the tyrant against whom the entire people are protesting today.
Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Ali Muhammad Khan, Azam Swati, Alia Hamza, Umar Cheema, Salman Akram Raja and other leaders also addressed the rally.
Earlier in a statement, Chairman PTI Barrister Gauhar claimed that thousands of workers are present while PTI leaders and hundreds of workers are facing delays and difficulties in reaching the meeting hall due to the obstacles.
Barrister Gohar had said that every road in Islamabad leading to the meeting place has been closed, he appealed to the administration to remove the obstacles and allow the people to go to the meeting place, let the meeting take place in a peaceful manner. At the end it will disperse, there will be no sit-in and no long march.
Earlier, the administration has sealed all the entrances of the city by placing containers, all the routes leading to the red zone have also been sealed by placing containers, the metro bus service has also been suspended.
The road from Murree to Islamabad has been closed from Toll Plaza, Bhara Kahu Bypass has also been closed with containers, while Serena Chowk, Marriott Chowk and Nadra Chowk are also closed, roads from Chatta Bakhtawar and Tirami Chowk are closed. Highways were also sealed with containers.
Meanwhile, Sangjani Police has issued orders to keep all hotels, guest houses and catering in the area closed for 2 days.
The police had said that no catering equipment, accommodation or food will be provided under any circumstances while the Sangjani police clarified that strict action will be taken against those who do not follow the instructions.
Earlier, a hand grenade was recovered from a suspicious bag near the rally hall and according to the police, a hand grenade, detonator, wire and other explosive materials were recovered from the bag, the bomb disposal squad reached the spot.
It may be noted that PTI workers from Lahore had gone into hiding a day earlier to avoid possible arrests and sources said that most of the leaders and workers had already reached Islamabad.
