ISLAMABAD: Following the current clashes between PTI and law enforces in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday termed Imran Khan based celebration a “group of terrorists” and directed the authorities to hotel cases in opposition to the rioters. The top minister made the comments whilst addressing a excessive-degree meeting on regulation and order state of affairs in the us of a. “It isn’t a political celebration but a fitna [mischief] and a group of terrorists,” he stated. The top minister lashed out at PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities over “the usage of kingdom assets for launching a onslaught” at the federal capital at some point of the previous ruling party’s current three-day protest. Slamming the embattled PTI — whose government become toppled thru a no-self assurance movement in April 2022— the premier said that it become the “fourth invasion” of the capital. Referring to PTI’s 126-day sit down-in in Islamabad, the PM said: “No one may want to have even thought of such evil aims earlier than 2014.” The former ruling celebration staged a 126-day sit down-in in 2014 in opposition to alleged rigging in the course of the 2013 widespread elections. PM Shehbaz changed into of the view that the 2014 sit-in no longer handiest delivered disrepute to Pakistan but additionally ruined the usa’s economy. “Chinese president’s go to turned into cancelled due to the [PTI] dharna.” The former ruling birthday party additionally tried to “assault” Islamabad beforehand of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, he brought. It is pertinent to say here that the PTI issued a nationwide name remaining month urging its supporters to converge on Islamabad on Oct 15, a date when the 2-day SCO summit became to start. Later, the former ruling birthday party called off its protest after the authorities assured the celebration management of Khan’s treatment, who has been at the back of bars since August final year after he was sentenced within the Toshakhana crook case, and sooner or later sentenced in other cases beforehand of the February eight elections. Moving directly to the current fierce clashes among PTI helps and law enforcers in the capital, the us of a’s leader govt stated: “They [PTI supporters] martyred a policeman and four Rangers personnel. Dozens of law enforcers sustained bullet accidents.” The time has come to take strict action towards the rioters, the PM introduced. “Should we hand Pakistan over this [PTI] terrorist birthday party?” Addressing the individuals, the top minister expressed the firm solve that the former ruling celebration would not be allowed to ruin Pakistan. “We want to interrupt those hands [instead].” The protests and sit down-ins price Pakistan’s economic system Rs190 billion in keeping with day, he delivered.
