Daily Times

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday lashed out at the Sindh Police as he discussed ‘rampant extra-judicial killings’ in the province.

“Karachi’s biggest problem is its police,” Imran claimed, praising the police department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) – where his party formed the government after the 2013 election. “Aasma’s father did not ask the army chief for justice because he trusts the KP Police,” Imran said while addressing the media at the Jinnah International Airport.

Lashing out at the Sindh and Punjab’s police forces, the PTI chairman further alleged that the law enforcement force in both provinces was involved in extra-judicial killings.

“Police in both Punjab and Sindh are involved in extra-judicial killings,” he said. “When police officials carry out orders to kill people, they start killing [citizens] on their own too.” Imran told the media that deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif would be sentenced for money laundering next month. “The only difference between Nawaz and Zardari is their modus operandi,” he said. “I cannot commit the crime of standing united with Zardari,” he said, stating that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman was a ‘certified criminal.” Earlier, the PTI chairman claimed on the social media that the provincial government in KP had brought down the crime rate of the province by freeing the police from any political interference.

Published in Daily Times, January 28^th 2018.