Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has criticized Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s recent statement about “occupying Islamabad”. Kundi said that Gandapur’s statement was irresponsible and could lead to chaos. However, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hassan said that the party will protest until it gets justice
Speaking in Rubaroo on Aaj News, Hassan said that Gandapur is a seasoned politician, and in politics, nothing is taken literally.
“However, we have reached a point where if we don’t get justice, we will have to expand peaceful protests as an alternative, and we are starting work on this.”
Hassan also criticized Senator Faisal Vawda, saying that anyone can become a senator in this country, even “liars and thieves”. He alleged that Vawda was sponsored by powerful individuals.
“There is no democracy in this country,” Hassan claimed. “The current government is standing on whose crutches? Is it the people’s crutches or the crutches of the establishment’s support?”
He further alleged that there are two powers in this country: one that sits in the Prime Minister’s and Chief Minister’s houses and which we can see, but which has no power, and the other power that we cannot see but which is the real power and which is running this country.
“There is a de facto martial law in this country,” Hassan said. “The power behind this martial law has to make every decision. The biggest reason for this country’s problems is your interference.”
Hassan said that instead of being given ‘opportunities’, they will come to power through democratic means.
He also said that Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Maulana Fazl ur Rehman did not come to them by stealing the mandate. “If they had come by stealing the mandate, we would not have talked to them either,” he said. “Today we are six, soon we will be twelve.”
“If the head of the province makes such a statement, it shows that they will definitely come to Islamabad and create trouble,” Kundi said. “If they say they want to occupy it, the federal government will have to be prepared for that. Protest peacefully, but if the law is violated, there will be zero tolerance.”
Kundi also stressed the need for politicians to resolve their issues among themselves and not let others interfere.
“Everyone agrees that there is interference, but political parties do not want to stop it,” Kundi said, quoting Justice Athar Minallah.
“If you and I fight, everyone will come and interfere, make claims, and do everything. Political opposition has its place, but in some matters, you have to make agreements so that there is no interference.”
