‘Imran Khan happy to talk about early polls with PM Shehbaz Sharif’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has actually claimed that ousted premier Imran Khan is prepared to go over the holding of early elections with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as he made a strong case for clearing “misunderstandings” between the ruling and opposition celebrations.
Rashid, who heads the Awami National League-Pakistan, is an essential alliance partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
PTI activists are set to launch a mega-march to the federal capital, from all corners of the country at the end of the month, demanding dates of early elections, Dawn News reported.
Rashid stated the presentations need to be restricted to persuading the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold early polls and no other state institution should be assaulted.
“I have actually begun efforts the other day to remove misconception between them (PTI and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz),” Rashid was quoted in a post released in VOA News on Monday.
“I remain in favour of peace with the Army, but in case of ‘war’ I will wait Imran Khan,” Rashid said.
He said Khan was prepared to hold talks with the Sharif government for early basic elections, but it needed the warranty of “powerful quarters”, an indirect referral to the effective military establishment.
Imran Khan, 69, the nation’s 22nd Prime Minister, was unceremoniously removed from office through a no-confidence vote in early April, becoming the very first premier in Pakistan’s history to be ousted through a no-trust motion.
PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif, 70, presumed the workplace of the Prime Minister on April 11. The regard to the existing Home ends in August, 2023.
Nevertheless, PTI lawmakers have demanded early elections in view of scores of members of national assembly altering political commitments this year.
Published at Tue, 03 May 2022 10:12:03 +0000