Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned on Friday that any sort of violence triggered by PTI Chairman Imran Khan or his \u201ccult\u201d followers would be countered by the power and writ of the government.<\/p>\n
The minister passed these remarks during a conversation with foreign media correspondents in Islamabad today. The interaction comes as Pakistan grapples with multiple crises on the political and economical front.<\/p>\n
Asif began the press conference by pointing out the \u201chypocrisy\u201d of the incumbent setup\u2019s arch-rival Imran. \u201cHis political journey started with a cipher \u2014 in which he had accused the US of conspiring against the PTI government.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd today, Shireen Mazari has written a letter to the US for him [\u2026] the country he once accused of conspiracy \u2026 he is now seeking help from them,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Asif claimed that the series of events that have taken place after the vote of no-confidence \u201cshows the total sum of Imran\u2019s journey \u2014 his dismissal from the government and now his SOS to the US for help\u201d.<\/p>\n
Referring to the events of the last few weeks, particularly the ex-premier\u2019s appearance at the Federal Judicial Complex on March 18, Asif stated that nowhere in the world were such scenes witnessed that an accused had refused to appear before the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when he appears before the court, his attendance is marked while he is sitting in his car, his supporters mob the courts and intimidate them [\u2026] they (the courts) come under pressure and face threats.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the other hand, he continued, when the police were sent to Imran\u2019s residence for arrests, officials were attacked with slings, petrol bombs, stones and sticks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has never happened in Pakistan before. Even during Imran\u2019s regime, and in the past too, opposition leaders were arrested and they surrendered in a dignified manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever victimisation took place, they never physically contested their arrest, never abused or maligned the courts,\u201d the minister stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned on Friday that any sort of violence triggered by PTI Chairman Imran Khan or his \u201ccult\u201d followers would be countered by the power and writ of the government. The minister passed these remarks during a conversation with foreign media correspondents in Islamabad today. The interaction comes as Pakistan grapples with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-321486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n