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Interior minister asks Sheikh Rashid to take back statement about march turning ‘bloody’, apologise to gov tLAHORE:
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah asked Sheikh Rashid on Saturday to assure the incumbent government that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s long march to Islamabad, the date for which is yet to be announced, will be peaceful.
The interior minister’s demand came following Rashid’s earlier remarks stating that the march “could turn bloody”.
Talking to the media in Lahore, Sanaullah stated that the PTI were trying to spread anarchy by saying the march was going to be “bloody”. He demanded Rashid retract his statement regarding the march and apologise to the government.
“If you do not assure the government that this will be a peaceful march, I will not let you leave your house,” Sanaullah said.
Earlier this week, Sheikh Rashid had warned the federal government that a long march against the delay in elections, if held, could turn bloody, and a solution to the worsening situation should emerge before May 31.
“If elections are scheduled for a time prior to May 31, I can talk to Imran Khan [to postpone the march],” the Awami Muslim League chief had said.
‘Imran set up amnesty for Farah’
The interior minister further stated that former prime minister Imran Khan had become Farah Gogi Khan’s lawyer and had set up an amnesty scheme for her.
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He said the allegations against Farah were under investigation and subsequent action will be taken against her.
“We will bring her back to Pakistan with a red warrant if we must,” the minister declared.
He further alleged that ex-Punjab chief Usman Buzdar was only a chief minister in name, “the province’s actual chief was Farah Khan”.
Rana Sanaullah said that Imran Khan was misleading people and workers, and making them ill-mannered.
“For the last time, I will tell Imran Khan that if he does not stop his actions then he will have to face their consequences himself,” he stated. In an apparent reference to the Madina incident, the interior minister stated that, “Party supporters will react in exactly the same way if anyone was misbehaved with anywhere.”
Earlier this week, it was reported that relevant authorities had decided to bring back Farah Gogi from Dubai after she was charged with corruption during the tenure of the previous government.
They have also decided to initiate legal proceedings against her, but her presence is required for interrogation. They believe that she acted as the “front person” of former prime minister Imran Khan and wanted to know the facts from her.
