Pak cleric gives Imran 2-day ultimatum to resign
PTI :
Pakistan’s hard-line cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday gave Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-day ultimatum to resign, saying that the “Gorbachev of Pakistan” must step down without testing the patience of peaceful protestors.
Addressing a massive protest rally, dubbed ‘Azadi March’, held in Pakistan to topple the incumbent government, Rehman said that only people of Pakistan and not any “institution” had the right to govern the country.
Rehman also called a multi-party conference at his residence here to decide the future strategy against the government. Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari; Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai; Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Asif and Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain attended the meeting.
The much-hyped rally led by the right-wing opposition leader’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) reached its final destination Islamabad on Thursday after it set off from the Sindh province and left Lahore on Wednesday.
Along with Rehman, leaders of the PML-N, PPP and ANP participated in the march held to topple Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The elections of July 25 were fraud elections. We neither accept the results nor the government that came into power after those electionsWe gave this government one year but now we cannot give them any more time,” Rehman said. Rehman said that the Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has destroyed the economy while endangering the very existence of the country. “The Gorbachev of Pakistan must go. We give (Khan) two days to resign, otherwise, we will decide about the future,” Rehman said. Rehman said that the protestors were peaceful but their patience should not be tested. He urged his followers to stay put and “do not move until we get his resignation”.
Rehman said that the future course of action will be decided in consultation with the opposition parties and the protestors if the deadline was not met. He also urged the powerful institutions (of armed forces) to stay neutral in the situation.
Pakistan’s hard-line cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday gave Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-day ultimatum to resign, saying that the “Gorbachev of Pakistan” must step down without testing the patience of peaceful protestors.
Addressing a massive protest rally, dubbed ‘Azadi March’, held in Pakistan to topple the incumbent government, Rehman said that only people of Pakistan and not any “institution” had the right to govern the country.
Rehman also called a multi-party conference at his residence here to decide the future strategy against the government. Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari; Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai; Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Asif and Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain attended the meeting.
The much-hyped rally led by the right-wing opposition leader’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) reached its final destination Islamabad on Thursday after it set off from the Sindh province and left Lahore on Wednesday.
Along with Rehman, leaders of the PML-N, PPP and ANP participated in the march held to topple Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. “The elections of July 25 were fraud elections. We neither accept the results nor the government that came into power after those electionsWe gave this government one year but now we cannot give them any more time,” Rehman said. Rehman said that the Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has destroyed the economy while endangering the very existence of the country. “The Gorbachev of Pakistan must go. We give (Khan) two days to resign, otherwise, we will decide about the future,” Rehman said. Rehman said that the protestors were peaceful but their patience should not be tested. He urged his followers to stay put and “do not move until we get his resignation”.
Rehman said that the future course of action will be decided in consultation with the opposition parties and the protestors if the deadline was not met. He also urged the powerful institutions (of armed forces) to stay neutral in the situation.
