LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced to kick off election campaign from Saturday following the Supreme Court (SC) verdict of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to be held within 90 days.
Addressing a press conference via video link, the former premier said that he would address the public gathering during the election campaign, saying that he would announce the PTI’s next plan of action on Saturday.
Imran Khan welcomed the Supreme Court’s 3-2 verdict of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to be held within 90 days, saying that the judiciary has fulfilled its responsibility to uphold the Constitution through their judgment today.
“We have embarked on the path that will make Pakistan a great nation,” he said, adding that the country would have been a developed country if such kind of justice had existed before.
The former prime minister emphasised that the nation’s development and prosperity was interlinked with justice, citing examples of developed countries.
Apparently referring to the government, he lambasted the ‘mafia’ for violating basic human rights, saying that his government was ousted through external conspiracy. “They [the incumbent rulers] tried their best to remain in power without seeking public opinion,” he added.
It should be noted that the Supreme Court, in a 3-2 verdict, ruled on Wednesday that elections in Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab should be held within 90 days.
