Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur categorically said his government would neither allow nor support military operation in the province. However, he emphasized that any kind of misunderstanding or conflict must be resolved through negotiations.
Speaking at a Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) -Rally in Peshawar on Saturday, Gandapur said the provincial administration was firmly against forced postponements in the name of terrorist drives. “We will not allow any operation, nor will we support it,” he said.
The minister of the main minister reminded the federal authorities of the heavy toll that earlier campaigns had taken in the region. “In the war on terror, thousands of our people have been martyrated. We do not want war, we want peace. Neither Imran Khan nor the KP government will allow any kind of surgery,” he mentioned specifically.
He said that the federal government and its agencies should realize that military operations only inflict harm on the people and do not produce positive results. He insisted that the conflict, if any, should be resolved through negotiations. He also said this was also the attitude towards PTI founder Imran Khan.
The Minister of CEO urged Islamabad to participate in dialogue with Afghanistan to tackle cross-border terrorism and emphasize that only negotiations could bring durable peace. “We don’t want war and we want to raise our votes against it,” he added.
Gandapur also called on the judiciary to maintain the constitution and provide justice, especially in cases of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife. He repeated PTI’s obligation to what he described as the struggle for ‘genuine freedom’, promising that the movement would continue until its goal was reached.
Protests forcing gandapur from the scene
However, the rally fell into chaos after party workers refused to listen to Gandapur’s speech and staged a protest inside the room.
A section of the participants began singing slogans under the minister’s address and disturbed the procedure. The protesters not only shouted at Gandapur, but also threw bottles against the stage and forced him to cut his speech briefly.
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After his departure from the microphone, PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan tried to tackle the collection. However, the protesting workers also turned their slogans against him, fire shoes in the air and sang in the troop.
The situation worsened further as male workers broke into the women’s encapsulation, where the police were unable to prevent the violation. The disturbance caused many female participants to leave the room.
GoHar continues to lift match for Imran’s release
Later, the PTI chairman’s barrier Gohar accused the government of election fraud and condemned it as a ‘puppet scheme’.
Gohar said the party’s rally in Peshawar was its eighth since February 8, but maintained that these gatherings were not intended for a strength show. “This does not mean that we are staging a power show,” he said, adding that Imran Khan’s popularity was unmatched. “Not only in Pakistan, but the whole world recognizes that Khan Sahib is enjoying 90 percent popularity – 200 million Pakistanis are rising and sitting at his signal.”
In the reflective of recent setbacks, Gohar said the party’s mandate had been ‘stolen’ after the polls and composed ‘The Wounds in February’. “Even then we had hope that an independent judiciary would protect our mandate,” he noted. However, he complained that after the passage of the 26th amendment, “even that hope is muted.”
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He accused the authorities of committing injustices against PTI workers and followers. “Stop the injustices, stop operations, stop these beliefs and disqualifications,” he urged, stressing that the votes from “70 to 90 percent of Pakistan” could not be silent.
Gohar also repeated KHAN’s decision to continue to withstand political pressure and legal obstacles. “We will fight for the country and for the law,” he quoted Khan as saying. “I don’t want to compromise. I don’t want to hit any deal. As long as I am live, I will live in this country … and I will not let my nation bow.”
By completing his address, the PTI chairman promised that the fight for Khan’s release would continue across any forum. “All efforts will be done – in the streets, in the courts and in the assemblies,” he said, expressing confidence that “with your efforts Khan SaBib’s release will be enabled, and so will Bushra Bibi’s.”
The rally, which was arranged in Peshawar, pulled PTI supporters from all over the country according to the party’s social media accounts. The event was streamed online after TV channels refrained from broadcasting it live.
PTI -Leader Faisal Javed announced that video messages from Khan would be shown during the rally. A clip of the PTI commander addressing a previous collection was shown, while other party leaders used the opportunity to confirm their loyalty and resistance to military operations.
Previously, Peshawar’s Chief Capital police officer Mian Saeed Ahmad had released detailed safety and traffic plans to ensure the smooth behavior of the rally.
