—- Says PTI Chief’s politics seeks power even if it undermines country’s foundations
—- Imran Khan continues pressing govt to hold early elections
BY ANZAL AMIN
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has criticised the recent ‘diatribe’ of former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan against parliamentary democracy.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, the Prime Minister wrote: “Imran Khan’s recent diatribe against parliamentary democracy was the latest in a series of attacks that flew in the face of how democracy functioned in modern nation-states”.
“His [Imran] politics is aimed at making his way to power even if it means undermining foundations this country stands on,” PM Shehbaz added.
A day earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan invited the ruling coalition to hold talks over date of general elections, noting that his party would only wait till March.
Speaking to a private news channel, the former premier said that if the incumbent government is ready to hold elections by the end of March, he would not dissolve Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.
However, he said, his party won’t agree on a date after March and assemblies will be dissolved this month [December] if the government disagrees.
“We are ready to hold negotiations over date of general elections,” the former prime minister said, citing the devastating economic situation as the reason behind PTI’s constant demand.
Imran Khan warned that he would dissolve Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies if the government refuses to hold elections in March.
Speaking of the dissolution of assemblies, the PTI Chairman noted that Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi had vowed to follow his orders. “Pervaiz Elahi has given me the full authority to dissolve the assembly whenever I want,” he added.
