I challenge you \u2014 if our government is toppled, I\u2019ll quit politics, says CM KP
\n Islamabad
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday reiterated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) unity and warned that any move to topple the provincial government through constitutional means would not succeed.
\n\u201cNo matter how hard they try, our government cannot be brought down through constitutional means,\u201d Gandapur said. \u201cIf anyone thinks they can topple our government, I challenge them \u2014 I will quit politics.\u201d
\n\u201cAnyone who thinks they can create divisions within PTI is mistaken,\u201d CM Gandapur told a press conference as he was flanked by the central leadership of the PTI, following a party meeting in Islamabad.
\nThe KP chief minister claimed that the day\u2019s meeting conveyed a clear message of unity within the party.
\n\u201cOur authority and this government belong entirely to the PTI founder. Whenever he gives the order, the government can be dissolved,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cYou cannot achieve anything constitutionally.\u201d
\n\u2018Attack on the judiciary\u2019
\nMoving forward, he said that the Constitution had been violated and PTI\u2019s mandate had been stolen. Gandapur condemned the 26th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an \u201cattack on the judiciary\u201d and a \u201cblot on Pakistan\u2019s judicial and democratic systems.\u201d
\n\u201cMay 9 was just a pretext \u2014 the real target was our party\u2019s founder,\u201d he added, alleging lobbying efforts against PTI and that he was pressured to make statements against the PTI founder while in custody. Gandapur alleged that he was taken across Pakistan and asked repeatedly to quit PTI. \u201cOur mandate was first stolen, and then our reserved seats were snatched,\u201d he said.
\nRegarding the Kurram issue, he said it was an inherited problem and the road had remained open for the last four months. \u201cTalk to your neighbours, change your policy. A neighbouring country has defeated global powers, this border is not safe,\u201d he cautioned.
\nHe claimed there was a plan to impose an emergency in KP. \u201cWhen the PTI founder was out of jail, he spoke about negotiations.\u201d
\n\u2018Seats snatched\u2019
\nPTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that PTI founder Imran Khan has always called for dialogue.
\n\u201cWe reviewed the letter concerning negotiations with detained leaders. He has always emphasised meaningful dialogue. Anyone eager to bring a no-confidence motion is welcome to try. Every plan will be executed only on the PTI founder\u2019s instructions.\u201d
\nHe said PTI leaders were elected with the founder\u2019s votes and that the goal of today\u2019s meeting was to demonstrate unity. \u201cAfter these developments, our seats were snatched. References were sent against our MNAs and punishments were imposed. When we requested meetings on KP\u2019s budget, they were denied.\u201d
\nBarrister Gohar asserted: \u201cWe will defend the KP government at all costs. Those wanting to bring a no-confidence motion lack the numbers. PTI\u2019s government stands and will continue. If there are to be negotiations, concrete steps must be taken.\u201d
\nFor his part, PTI Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja said that February 8 was historic \u2014 people came out in huge numbers. \u201cThis is not a political war but a fight for rights. We will fight the PTI founder\u2019s war and victory will be ours.\u201d PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram demanded a judicial commission from the Chief Justice to probe the deaths of imprisoned PTI workers. \u201cMany were released after 10 or 11 months in jail \u2014 and most came out sick.\u201d
\nPTI KP President Junaid Akbar said all party leaders from the National Assembly and KP Assembly were present at the meeting. \u201cDespite internal differences, we will act on every order of the PTI founder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I challenge you \u2014 if our government is toppled, I\u2019ll quit politics, says CM KP Islamabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday reiterated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) unity and warned that any move to topple the provincial government through constitutional means would not succeed. \u201cNo matter how hard they try, our government […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-488001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n