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* Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi should resign after ECP’s verdict

* Reference be filed in Supreme Court for lifelong disqualification of Imran Khan

* PTI be banned as a political party

* ECP must take action against PTI and all those involved in funding case

* Four PTI employees who received funding in their accounts be investigated

* PTI should be made an example for future generations

* PTI officeholders should be immediately arrested

* ‘Institutions and powers’ should work as one to protect Pakistan

* ‘Criminal’ elements be ‘uprooted from country’s history’

* Names of PTI leaders be put on the exit control list (ECL)

* Everyone responsible should stand together to save Pakistan

PMD chief and JUI-F Amir Fazlur Rehman Wednesday demanded resignations that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan and President Dr Arif Alvi should step down following the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP’s) verdict on the PTI’s foreign funding case.

“Not only Imran Khan is a criminal but the whole party constitutes criminals,” said Fazl while speaking at a press conference in the federal capital. He said all the coalition parties had urged the Commission to take action against the PTI and all those involved in this case. Fazl said that the members should be arrested and those four employees who received the funding in their accounts should be investigated. “This is now the matter of survival of the state and everyone responsible should stand together to save Pakistan,” he added.

* Can country be held back for appointment of army chief

* We have to choose between stability and appointment of new army chief

* ‘Neutrals’ nominated Sikandar Sultan Raja as CEC

* I actually signed just a ‘certificate’ which states that I have approved funds ‘to the best of my knowledge’

* Despite our requests, funds of other political parties were not probed by ECP

* I will thank rulling alliance if they add my name to ECL

* I am ready to talk to government if they dissolve assemblies today

* Free and transparent elections the only way out of the crises

* PTI delegation will tell ECP today that we have lost confidence in them

* PTI will file a reference against CEC in Supreme Judicial Council

* Giving space to America will affect relations with Afghans

PMD chief and JUI-F Amir Fazlur Rehman Wednesday demanded resignations that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan and President Dr Arif Alvi should step down following the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP’s) verdict on the PTI’s foreign funding case.

“Not only Imran Khan is a criminal but the whole party constitutes criminals,” said Fazl while speaking at a press conference in the federal capital.

He said all the coalition parties had urged the Commission to take action against the PTI and all those involved in this case.

Fazl said that the members should be arrested and those four employees who received the funding in their accounts should be investigated.

“This is now the matter of survival of the state and everyone responsible should stand together to save Pakistan,” he added.

The PDM chief said that the verdict had proved that Khan was a “foreign agent with a foreign agenda,” who has taken help from India, Israel, America, Canada, and Finland. “Imran Khan was putting pressure on the ECP; however, the Commission refused to be blackmailed. The Election Commission is an institute and its facts cannot be denied,” said Fazl.

He added that the details were provided to the ECP by the State Bank of Pakistan during PTI’s tenure.

He called for swift proceedings against Imran Khan and his party, demanding that the “PTI should be made an example of”.

The PDM chief said that all the political parties had decided to initiate action against Imran and his party as they were now “proven criminals”.

PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday asked if the country could be held back for the appointment of the army chief, a private TV channel reported.

In an interview with a private TV channel, Imran Khan suggested that instead of thinking about what will happen in November, the focus should be on bringing stability back to Pakistan. “We have to choose […] do we want stability or a new army chief?” he said in response to a question, adding that while the army has played an important part in the country’s national security, economic stability was equally important. “Right now, the more important issue than the army chief’s appointment is stability and only one thing can bring that – elections,” Imran said, highlighting that the aim should be to prevent Pakistan from falling into a place where “things go out of hand”.