Will march to Islamabad if victimisation of PTI workers not stopped: Imran Khan

Pakistans former prime minister Imran Khan has warned the government that he would begin a massive agitation march to Islamabad if political victimisation against his party continuesAddressing a public gathering in Gujrat in the countrys most populous Punjab province Khan said that workers of his Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI party were unnecessarily being targeted ever since he was ousted as the prime minister through a noconfidence motion in April this year The Express Tribune newspaper reported on SaturdayFreedom movement will march towards Islamabad if the incumbent government did not stop targeting PTI supporters he was quoted as saying in the reportI am warning you PMLNled coalition government today our justice movement will come to Islamabad if you continue to do this political victimisation and you will have nowhere to hide he addedKhan has recently upped the ante after a few of his party workers including his close aide Shahbaz Gill were arrested on charges of seditionAlso Read Pakistans exPM Imran Khan moves court for prearrest bail in terrorism caseThe 69yearold PTI chairman lashed out at the government for its alleged use of force on Gill saying that he was stripped naked and torturedThey also tortured journalist Jameel Farooqui Stripped him naked and humiliated him as well Haleem Adil also has many cases against him He is also being tortured in prison Khan saidDuring Fridays address Khan told the youth that together they need to work to make the judicial system of the country betterYou all have to come with me for that When I started my journey 26 years ago we said the judiciary should be independent so it will protect the rights of the people I was the only political leader who was put behind bars during the judicial movement We boycotted 2008 elections for the judiciary he saidMeanwhile President Arif Alvi on Friday urged political parties to pause their political activities owing to the devastating floods saying any narrative that created divisions within national institutions was not in the national interestThe Dawn newspaper reported that the president also urged all stakeholders to launch a nationwide drive to mobilise the nationAlvi said although as the president he did not have a constitutional obligation to play a role to defuse the current political polarisation he would volunteer in his personal capacity to mediate between them over major issues like the next elections a consensusbased economic charter and the way forward on making key appointmentsBusinesses civil society and humanitarian organisations should assist the civil and military administrations in their rescue and relief efforts to rehabilitate the flood victims and for the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure the president saidPakistan is currently passing through a bitter political divide as Khan had refused to halt antigovernment and break bread with the government despite devastating floodsKhan has also recently been criticised for holding public rallies when the majority of the country is reeling under devastating floods that have destroyed farmlands and claimed the lives of over 1200 peopleHowever the cricketerturned politician has defended himself saying that his fight is for haqeeqi azadi real freedomThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever