{"id":264682,"date":"2022-06-06T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=264682"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T03:07:07","slug":"pti-warns-of-strong-backlash-if-imran-khan-is-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pti-warns-of-strong-backlash-if-imran-khan-is-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI warns of \u2018strong backlash\u2019 if Imran Khan is arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Hours after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah issued a warning regarding Khan\u2019s possible arrest upon the expiry of his bail, PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned the govt that if the party\u2019s chairman is arrested, it should be ready to face a \u201cstrong backlash\u201d from PTI workers. \u201cThe PTI will retaliate in a strong manner if Imran Khan is arrested. And if PTI workers receive news of Khan\u2019s arrest, they should come upon with a quick response to it,\u201d Qureshi said in a press conference after attending the party\u2019s core committee meeting. Web Desk<br \/>\nThe meeting was chaired by former prime minister Imran Khan at his Bani Gala residence after his return from Peshawar.<br \/>\nQureshi told the press that everyone had heard Sanaullah\u2019s threat to Imran Khan.<br \/>\n\u201cArresting Imran Khan will be a political mistake,\u201d said Qureshi, as he also used the press conference to direct the party workers to start preparing their response to Khan\u2019s arrest if it happens.<br \/>\nApart from the concerns regarding the arrest, the PTI leader said that no party lawmaker would appear before National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to verify their resignations. He added that the PTI would take part in the by-elections being held for the 20 vacant seats of the Punjab Assembly.<br \/>\nThe former foreign minister alleged that the government wanted to use the police and the district administration to steer the results in their favour.<br \/>\nQureshi also stated that the PTI\u2019s core committee has expressed concerns about the economic situation of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Hours after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah issued a warning regarding Khan\u2019s possible arrest upon the expiry of his bail, PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned the govt that if the party\u2019s chairman is arrested, it should be ready to face a \u201cstrong backlash\u201d from PTI workers. \u201cThe PTI will retaliate in a strong manner 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