Institutions being systematically ‘destroyed’ to break PTI: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan came down hard on the cabal of crooks for unleashing a reign of terror and said that nobody could have imagined of stooping to this level in Pakistan’s politics, as PTI’S workers were not only being subjected to worst torture but were being threatened that women from their house would be taken away.

Addressing the nation on Tuesday, PTI Chairman said that the fascist government crossed all limits of barbarism and cruelty, as there was no prior example of exerting this kind of pressure on any political party in the country.

Imran Khan said that ten thousand people, workers and supporters of ours were thrown in jail and many of them including party leaders, were tortured due to continuing to stand with the party.

The PTI Chairman highlighted that party leaders were being tortured just because they gave statements that “they were standing with the party”. However, he added that those were spared and forgiven who said that they were leaving PTI.

“I have seen videos of Ejaz Chaudhry, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Shehryar Afridi, Umar Cheema and Mahmoodur Rashid when they were taken to the court to appear, who were tortured because they are standing with the party,” he added.

PTI Chairman continued that Dareshak family’s farmhouse was smashed and police broke into PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan and Atif Khan’s houses and picked up the servants, adding that the country’s institutions were being destroyed as they have asked to break his party. “Those institutions that are supposed to stop crime have been tasked with destroying PTI,” he said.

Imran Khan revealed that despite unleashing a reign of terror only a few have left the party because he had allotted the party tickets himself this time and secondly people had realised that whoever left the party at this juncture, their politics would end forever. “We did not even intend to allot tickets to most of those who have left the PTI,” he added.

Imran Khan stated that all of PTI’S leadership was either in jail or in hiding to avoid the unlawful detention, adding that homes of those in hiding were being attacked and demolished. PTI Chairman said that now the fascist government was after the ticket holders to put a pressure on them to part ways with the PTI, as a new drama was being concocted of a new party. PTI Chairman said that many of those deserting the party were now lobbying for more breakaways.

However, he made it clear that the party cannot end through such brutal tactics because the people were standing with the PTI. Imran Khan stated that in the by-elections of July 17, people rejected the loots and turncoats and now the situation was even worse because the public was angry but panicked.”