{"id":358057,"date":"2023-09-25T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=358057"},"modified":"2023-09-25T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:49:11","slug":"free-and-fair-elections-can-be-held-minus-imran-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/free-and-fair-elections-can-be-held-minus-imran-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Free and fair elections can be held minus Imran: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cElections without PTI or Imran Khan will be unconstitutional and unethical,\u201d says former ruling party<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nWith the general elections having come closer, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that free and fair polls can be held even without incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan \u2014 who is currently serving a three-year sentence in Attock jail in a corruption case.<br \/>\nLast week, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that general elections will occur by the end of January 2024.<br \/>\nIn an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, PM Kakar said: \u201cFree and fair elections can take place without [Imran] Khan or hundreds of members of his party who are jailed because they engaged in unlawful activities including vandalism and arson.\u201d<br \/>\nThe May 9 riots were triggered almost across the country after the deposed prime minister\u2019s arrest in the \u00a3190 million settlement case. Hundreds of PTI workers and senior leaders were put behind bars for their involvement in violence and attacks on military installations.<br \/>\nDuring the protests, the miscreants targeted the civil and military installations including \u2014 Jinnah House and the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The military termed May 9 \u201cBlack Day\u201d and decided to try the protesters under the Army Act.<br \/>\nResponding to a question, PM Kakar said that those PTI activists, who are serving jail sentences, were involved in arson attacks, vandalism and other illegal activities.<br \/>\n\u201cThousands of PTI activists who did not engage in unlawful activities can partake in the upcoming elections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cElections without PTI or Imran Khan will be unconstitutional and unethical,\u201d says former ruling party Islamabad With the general elections having come closer, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that free and fair polls can be held even without incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan \u2014 who is currently serving a three-year sentence in 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