-Says PTI can negotiate but only on one-point agenda of holding elections
-Earlier Interior Minister remarked that either Khan or his political opponents would survive
-IHC grants PTI Chief interim bail in seven cases relating to Federal Judicial Complex clashes
By Anzal Amin
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday said he wished that he and Interior Min-ister Rana Sanaullah survived but he would like to say that Mr Sana would not survive.
His statement comes in response to Mr Sana’s remarks that either Mr Khan or his political opponents would survive adding that Mr Khan had brought the country to a point of no return.
Speaking to journalists outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC), he said if Rana had said he [Mr Khan] would not sur-vive, he would like to say that Sanaullah would not stay. “If they are devoid of the backing, their [PML-N’s] govern-ment will be gone”, he added.
He went on to say that doors were always open for political negotiation adding that whoever kept the umpires on their sides did not know what a level playing field meant. “We can negotiate but only on one-point agenda of holding elections”, he added.
Upon the journalist’s question about whose rule was in the country, he replied that everyone knew the answer add-ing that there was no rule of law in the country. “Azhar Mashwani was arrested and [his nephew] Hassan Niazi was arrested after being granted bail”, he added.
Earlier, Mr Khan moved the IHC against Mr Sana’s remarks stating that the interior minister had threatened him in a TV interview.
Mr Khan named the federal government, Islamabad IG and SSP Operations as respondents.
Meanwhile, in a major relief to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted him interim bail in seven different cases against him till April 6.
A bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case. The PTI chief arrived at IHC from Lahore, earlier in the day, to seek pre-arrest bail in different cases registered against him in the federal capital.
Khan sought bail in seven cases registered against him following the vandalism at the judicial complex during his last visit to the federal capital.
Multiple cases were registered against the former prime minister at Islamabad’s Ramna, CTD and Golra police stations.
