At a news conference on Friday, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah voiced grave worries over the safety of tomorrow’s (November 26) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gathering in Rawalpindi.
The PTI has planned a long march into the capital demanding early elections, and the interior minister has already conducted a special meeting in preparation.
A constitutional obligation to prevent a political party from unlawfully entering the federal capital territory was emphasized by the minister.
According to what he had said before, “Chief secretaries should guarantee that no government employee becomes part of any effort or plot to destroy the federation.”
While addressing to media, the minister gave advice to PTI head Imran Khan to postpone the march and added that “all the intelligence agencies have raised a red alert for the long march in the capital.”
At a news conference on Friday, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah voiced grave worries over the safety of tomorrow’s (November 26) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gathering in Rawalpindi.
As he spoke directly to Imran, he emphasized the fact that “your own life is also in jeopardy,” alluding to the possibility of an assault by outlawed terrorist groups.
In further explanation of his previous remarks, the minister said, “All Al Qaeda has to do is locate an operative who would be ready to carry out an assault.” Do you believe that would be something that would be difficult for them to accomplish?”
“There are individuals who are interested in producing disorder and instigating conflict,” he continued. “There are others who are interested in provoking violence.” “They want us to start fighting amongst ourselves and to murder each other,” you said. When a politician has himself identified competitors in an FIR regarding his murder in his own lifetime, is it not the ideal chance for such forces, so that the guilt would immediately be moved to them?
Because of the high threat level, Sanaullah gave the assurance at the conference that he had given instructions to the police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure that there was stringent security at all of the access and exit points of the rally location.
“I have had in-depth conversations with the Punjab chief secretary and inspector general (IG) to guarantee that all four sides of the stage are secure and that every guest must undergo a body check before entering the venue.
“The platform should be maintained bulletproof at all costs,” he stated, while also adding that access to the stage should be limited since “if 200 people are standing on it, then who knows who did what?”
The minister also said that he had discussed a letter with the PTI’s secretary general, Asad Umar. He went on to say that the PTI was more than welcome to “sit with the agency representatives and see for themselves” in the event that the party wants to confirm the charges.
