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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid today (Monday) has informed that 20 prominent politicians, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman, have serious life threats.
“A high threat alert has also been issued and the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) chief has also been informed,” the interior minister said, while talking to journalists in Islamabad.
Rashid further said Maulana Fazlur Rehman is requested not to fight personal battles. “He has no political future. He is calling the assembly illegitimate, he was once a presidential candidate in the same assembly,” he added.
The interior minister also asked the opposition with whom they would like to negotiate if not Prime Minister Imran Khan. He also urged the opposition to take part in the Senate elections next year. “If the opposition does not participate, Imran Khan will get a two-thirds majority in the Senate,” he claimed.
Sheikh Rashid added that there was no army chief or a Supreme Court judge that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had not ‘clashed’ with. “Nawaz has buried his politics. He is requested not to put the people to the test,” he added.
“China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is also under threat and conspiracies against the project are being thwarted by the security forces,” the interior minister concluded.