{"id":309220,"date":"2023-01-24T08:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=309220"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T03:15:49","slug":"imran-khan-announces-countrywide-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/imran-khan-announces-countrywide-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan announces countrywide protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Naqvi\u2019s appointment<br \/>\nMohsin Naqvi has been appointed by the same people who redlined us, says PTI chairman<br \/>\n Islamabad<br \/>\nFormer prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of appointing media mogul Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as caretaker chief minister to \u2018rig\u2019 the upcoming elections in Punjab.<br \/>\n\u201cMohsin Naqvi has been appointed by the same people who redlined us. Now they will make all-out efforts to defeat our party in the elections through rigging,\u201d he said in a televised news conference on Monday.<br \/>\nThe PTI chairman\u2019s statement comes a day after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) appointed Naqvi as the caretaker after the ruling party and the opposition in the province failed to reach consensus on any name for the post.<br \/>\nIn his address, Imran asked his supporters and party workers to stage protests outside ECP offices against Naqvi\u2019s appointment.<br \/>\n\u201cI am inviting all of you to take to the streets from tomorrow for your future. If we accept his appointment then there would be no difference between us and sheep,\u201d he remarked.<br \/>\nHe accused the ECP of causing irreparable damage to the country, saying that he is going to challenge the appointment of the caretaker CM in court.<br \/>\n\u201cI have never seen such a dishonest election commission. They always give verdicts against us. 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