PTI threatens protests if polls are not held within 90 days
Irked by the delay of general elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday endangered to launch nationwide protests if polls are not held in the provinces within the stipulated time frame of 90 days.
In line with the direction of the PTI chairman, the Punjab and KP assemblies — where his party was in power — had been softened in January. But the Election Commission of Pakistan has pushed the polls to October 8, citing security threats and the inability of authorities to cooperate in elections
During an interface with journalists in Lahore, the former prime minister — who was ousted from the office via a no-confidence motion in April last year — said that the caretaker governments in the provinces should have played a “neutral” role but inappropriately, they were not fulfilling their responsibilities.
Responding to a question, the PTI chairman asked under which law they (the coalition govt) will restore the provincial assemblies in KP and Punjab — if the polls do not take place within the specified time.
