Govt to take action against Imran Khan

Author: Agencies

The government on Saturday decided to proceed with legal action against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan after he hurled serious allegations against state institutions. The action has been made in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore, in which senior leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was present.It was decided in the meeting that the federal government while using its powers over vandalism at government properties and buildings, siege, violent activities and baseless allegations against institutions. “The federal government has decided to exercise its powers on baseless allegations against institutions. Legal action will be taken against Imran Khan and his associates in the light of ISPR’s (Inter-Services Public Relations) statement,” a statement issued in this regard said. The government has also constituted a committee consisting of constitutional and legal experts to formulate a strategy, they added. In a televised address from the hospital, Khan told his followers that he had already learned about the looming danger and had received information that there was a plan in place to kill him “somewhere between Wazirabad and Gujrat”.

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