Islamabad [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister and PTI leader Imran Khan warned on Wednesday that his supporters would leave D-Chowk in Islamabad until a date for new elections is announced through Shehbaz Sharif’s government, a move that will lead to emerging political tensions in the country.
Tension has gripped the country when clashes broke out between police and PTI staff after the government tried to prevent them from heading to the federal capital.
Imran Khan, who was forcibly expelled through a no-confidence motion, called on “all Pakistanis” to take to the streets in their respective villages and called on women and girls to leave their homes for “true independence,” Dawn reports.
Analysts say Imran Khan appears to be the same “dharma” tactic he employed in 2013 before coming into force in Islamabad.
In the past, the ITP had rejected the effects of the 2013 elections and sat in the Dharna for about 126 days in 2014, according to Pakistan’s vernacular media.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep fear of the arbitrary nature of the security forces in disrupting the PTI’s march to Islamabad.
“We, that all citizens and political parties have each and every right to assemble and demonstrate peacefully,” hrcp tweeted.
“The overreaction of the state has triggered, rather than prevented, violence in the streets. It is up to the government and opposition leaders to adopt a mature and democratic reaction and start a discussion to break the deadlock,” the organization added.
Pakistani media reports that Pakistan appears to be heading towards a political situation following the Shehbaz Sharif government’s decision to ban the PTI’s march. According to Dawn, the repression of opposition leaders and the closure of the capital have created a very volatile situation.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked existing ones from arresting Imran Khan and allowed the ITP to hold a protest sit-in in the H-9 area of Islamabad.
The court order came after the PTI was confident that it will hold a non-violent protest and that there will be no damage to the population or property. (ANI)
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