ISPR statement collection of hate, revenge-based narratives: PTI
Pakistan
Says individuals, institutions equally bound to obey law
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Denying involvement in the recent incidents of violence amid protests against the arrest of its Chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Wednesday that statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) lacked realisation of the situation on the ground.
PTI's rebuttal comes a day after the hard-hitting statement by the military's media wing, where it termed May 9, the day clashes and protests ensued, a ‘black chapter in history’.
The PTI said attempts to crush the country's largest party and its leadership developed bitter feelings among people that the state had been ignoring.
According to the PTI, the declaration is a sad collection of hate and revenge-based narratives against Pakistan's most trusted and largest political party.
The PTI said Tehreek-e-Insaaf believed that individuals and institutions were equally bound to obey the law.
Therefore, it was necessary that instead of deviating from the constitution, it should be confined within the limits of the constitution. And the constitution should be given decisive status while abandoning the way of depriving the people of their rights.
"We believe in achieving our goals by remaining peaceful, non-violent, and adhering to the Constitution and law. PTI has always discouraged deviance from the Constitution and law," a statement released by the party read.
It said that the PTI considered individuals and institutions, alike, bound to obey the law, the statement said. "The public reaction after the arrest of Imran Khan is connected to many factors," PTI said, adding that the extra-judicial actions and destruction of the economy were also among the factors that created bitterness.
The party said Imran Khan also offered a solution to the ongoing political and administrative crisis through free and fair elections.
It further stated that PTI had been against the plunder of people's right to sovereignty via interference and rigging in elections, hence the political ideology and philosophy of the party chief Imran Khan received approval from the masses.
