DLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Minister Shafi Jan on Wednesday condemned the firing incident on Rawalpindi\u2019s Mall Road, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) neither supported nor endorsed such acts.
\nReacting to a press conference by PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry, Mr Jan said the actions of an individual could not be attributed to an entire political party.
\nHe accused federal ministers of using the incident to target PTI and said statements against the party had begun appearing shortly after the incident.
\n\u201cPTI neither supports nor stands with any such incident,\u201d he said, adding that the party believed in the Constitution, law and democratic principles.
\nMr Jan said the PML-N should also recall past incidents of political violence before lecturing PTI. Referring to the Model Town incident and the attack on the Supreme Court, he said the public had not forgotten what he described as \u201cpolitics of chaos\u201d and repression against PTI leaders and workers.
\nHe also referred to the role of \u201cGullu Butt\u201d during the previous Punjab government, alleging that such acts had taken place under the patronage of the provincial government and police.
\nThe minister claimed that the federal government was attempting to link the Rawalpindi incident with PTI because of its apprehension over the party\u2019s planned September 27 long march.
\n\u201cTalal Chaudhry\u2019s real fear is the September 27 long march,\u201d he said, adding that the attempt to associate the incident with PTI was driven by \u201cfear and panic\u201d.
\nMr Jan challenged federal and Punjab government ministers to present their own performance before criticising the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. He said PTI\u2019s repeated electoral victories in the province demonstrated that people continued to support its leadership.
\nHe said Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi had become a source of concern for the PML-N leadership and maintained that the September 27 long march would be held under his leadership.
\n\u201cTalal Chaudhry should remain patient; the September 27 long march will take place under the leadership of Chief Minister Sohail Afridi under all circumstances,\u201d he said.
\nMr Jan reiterated that PTI believed in constitutional, legal and democratic means and would continue to pursue its political objectives through peaceful and lawful channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DLP Report PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information and Public Relations Minister Shafi Jan on Wednesday condemned the firing incident on Rawalpindi\u2019s Mall Road, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) neither supported nor endorsed such acts. Reacting to a press conference by PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry, Mr Jan said the actions of an individual could not be attributed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-561597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n