PESHAWAR
Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi here Wednesday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) was responsible for the ransacking of government and public properties during May 9-10 vandalism and accused Imran Khan for disowning the arrested party workers.
Talking to media persons after visiting the burnt Radio Pakistan’s building here to express solidarity with the employees of the national broadcaster and Associated Press of Pakistan, Faisal Kundi deplored that horde of PTI have ransacked and put on fire the government and people’s properties including Radio Pakistan’s building and stolen its expansive computers, electronic appliances, furniture, sound system, vehicles engines and other expensive items.
He said the attacks on government and defense installations was allegedly preplanned conspiracy, and that attackers, planners and abettors could not escape from law.
Faisal Kundi said that it was highly deplorable that Imran Khan has disowned its party workers who were put behind the bar in May 9 vandalism cases and had hardly talked about them.
He said Imran Khan talked about beauty and visit of Northern Areas of Pakistan but it was unfortunate that he never talked to meet the jailed workers.
Faisal Kundi said that PPP leadership had never afraid of jails as former President Asif Ali Zardari had spent about 4000 days and Faryal Talpur nearly 170 days in jails including harsh weather.
The state minister demanded that compensation of all the ransacked and burnt buildings including Radio Pakistan Peshawar could be recovered from the PTI leadership and strict punishment should be awarded to elements for the late response that resulted burning of the Radio Pakistan building.
Faisal Kundi said due to stubbornness of Imran Niazi and irresponsible attitude of the PTI negotiations committee, the dialogue between government and PTI on election remained unsuccessful.
He said that no negotiations would be held with the party whose leadership was directly involved in May 9-10 vandalism and attacks on defense installations.
“PPP strongly believed in supremacy of constitution and rule of law and elements involved on attacks in civil and defense installations were charged under relevant laws specified in the constitution,” he added.
Kundi said that his party strongly believed in political reconciliation and political stalwarts of different parties have approached to join PPP.
