Imran Khan demands resignation of President Zardari
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 9:50:54 by Web Desk
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan demanded an immediate resignation of President Asif Ali Zardari, ruling out the possibility of free and fair elections under the former.
The above is one of the seven demands that the PTI Chairman Imran Khan made while talking to media persons here. He also demanded immediate announcement of general elections’ date followed by the announcement of an impartial caretaker government.
“Free and fair elections cannot take place till Zardari is here. He is the reason for Pakistan’s destruction,” said Imran, adding that the president appointed three prime ministers in his tenure and all three were corrupt.
“They are usurping money through corruption and are using that money to buy the elections,” he asserted. He also alleged that the president is working against the Constitution. Other demands of the party included an immediate announcement of date for general elections and a neutral caretaker setup which is free of “muk muka“.
Imran maintained that no change can come in Pakistan unless free and fair elections take place and a government comes through the public mandate.
The party also demanded the the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) take notice of pre-poll rigging being done by many parties on the expense of the public exchequer.
“We have complained to the election commission about how the Punjab government and the central government are carrying out pre-poll rigging… by distributing laptops and through the Benazir Income Support Programme.”
Citing news reports regarding public funds which were used for election campaigning, Imran lamented that the election commission has not replied to any of his party’s complaints. He expressed distrust on election commission officials, but expressed confidence over the chief election commissioner’s credibility.
Imran Khan further demanded that the elections be conducted on time under an independent Election Commission; immediate action be taken on the Supreme Court orders in the Rental Power Projects case and; terrorists behind the Quetta tragedy be arrested immediately.
In a message to PTI workers, Khan told them to exercise patience and wait for his call following a party meeting scheduled for Wednesday. Imran Khan added that the PTI believed in change through ballot.
Tags: ECP, Imran Khan, Long March, Pakistan, PM Ashraf, President Zardari, PTI, Supreme Court, Tahirul Qadri
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on Jan 15 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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PTI has acted very maturely in the current political situation; and this is what we expect form a true democratic political party. Congratulations to Pakistani nation, we have a new democratic party that is capable of leading the country.
The party put forward its adequate demands in a timely mannar. Instead of jumping into the current chaotic situation like an opportunist, the party opted for right decisions to save democracy and avoid any kind of anarchy in the country. Now it is up to the government to act wisely and announce election dates and a caretaker setup that should be genuinely neutral with census of all political parties within and outside assembly.