Rana Sanaullah wants assurances that the PTI’s march on Islamabad would be “peaceful.”
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah advised former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday to keep the PTI’s protracted march on Islamabad “peaceful” and “political,” saying the government would not tolerate disorder in the nation.
Sanaullah spoke to the media outside the Lahore district and sessions court, where he had attended a hearing in a narcotics case filed against him by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).
He accused Imran and his predecessor, Sheikh Rashid, of “inciting” and “misleading” the public against the government in his interview with media.
“He (Imran) instructed his supporters not to spare anyone even yesterday. I’m warning you one final time — not as a minister, but as the head of the Punjab chapter of the PML-N. You will suffer the same fate if you do not abandon these techniques and continue to encourage your followers to insult members of other parties. You will be unable to avoid it.”
Sanaullah was alluding to statements made by PTI Chairman Imran Khan during the party’s Mianwali rally. The ex-premier had informed his men that neither the interior minister nor the containers put along the road could stop them from marching into Islamabad.
Sanaullah was also charged with 18 killings, according to him.
In his speech today, the PML-N leader threatened Imran that if he didn’t change his methods, the party will “capture and beat them up” as too.
“This is your illusion that you would be able to bring the country to anarchy or turmoil. Nothing will occur “Imran heard from Sanaullah. “After a few thrashings, they [the fans] will become human beings.”
He also chastised Sheikh Rashid, the head of the Awami Muslim League (AML), for his “ignorant” and “misleading” remarks against the administration. “You warned that the march would be bloody. I’m telling you that unless you retract your statements, I won’t allow you leave your residence.”
They would have to assure the authorities that the march would be peaceful, political, and democratic, the minister said.
He also requested that the PTI “separate” itself from the Masjid-i-Nabwi incident, in which Pakistani pilgrims heckled Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet colleagues last month.
Religious organisations put pressure on the government, according to Sanaullah, to pursue prosecutions against [the PTI] for what transpired in Saudi Arabia.
“But this is not what we want. [In the past], Ahsan Iqbal was attacked. At the very least, we want them [the PTI] to apologise.”
“They were your people, we knew. They’ve been discovered. Take steps to stop them “He continued.
PTI leader Farrukh Habib rushed to Twitter shortly after his speech, alleging that the popularity of Imran Khan’s “Azadi March” had caused the government’s “legs to tremble.”
“This is a fascist regime that is trying to destabilise the country’s peace and order. It wants street-level civil war “Habib continued.
‘March’s goal was to save Farah.’
Imran Khan’s march on Islamabad, according to Rana Sanaullah, was intended at shielding Farah Khan, a close aide of the PTI chairman’s wife Bushra Bibi, who has been accused of corruption by the opposition and is the subject of a NAB investigation.
“There have been a lot of charges,” he continued, “one of them is that Usman Buzdar was appointed Punjab’s chief minister to accept orders from Farah.” “In postings, he amassed billions of rupees, and there are transactions indicating that this money was transported outside.”
Imran’s amnesty policy, according to the minister, was “introduced for Farah since she immensely benefited from it.”
“These are only allegations. However, unlike them (PTI), we will not submit allegations as proof. We are investigating these accusations and will only file a referral or file a case if we uncover credible proof “He continued.
