In response to PTI Chairman Imran Khan's demand that by-elections be held in Karachi's NA-237 constituency, where PPP candidate Abdul Hakeem Baloch won, the ruling coalition parties on Monday rejected the idea and said that the government alone has the authority to decide when the elections will be held.
The coalition parties stressed in a joint statement that they would "not let any mob to impose a decision [related to the elections] on the basis of force," and that "those who take the law into their own hands will be dealt with according to the Constitution and the law."
The accusations made against former president Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif were vehemently denounced in the statement by the coalition parties. According to the statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will decide on the selection of the new army commander in accordance with Pakistani law, and the "foreign-funded rabble-rouser" Ayyub Khan would not be permitted to employ "intimidation and dictation techniques" to have his way.
The targeting of the army commander, senior intelligence officials, officers, the chief election commissioner, and others amounts to "blackmailing," which is definitely not a political act but rather a component of a plot that will not be let to succeed, they said. According to the country's Constitution and laws, it is evident that only the premier has the constitutional power to select people to crucial positions, including army commander.
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The statement went on to say that "a person stripped of authority is targeting national institutions under a planned agenda" in reference to Khan.
"Anti-nationalism will be dealt with in accordance with the Constitution and law," the statement reads. "Actions like dirty campaigns against the martyrs of the Pakistan Army and promotion of rebellion in the army are akin to anti-nationalism."
The ruling parties also said that bullying and intimidation would not be used as justification for subjugating the Constitution, democracy, or system. The statement also made clear that there will be no compromises on the fact that the country's economy and the rehabilitation of flood victims now rank as the top national priorities.
Political instability won't be allowed to wreck the economy in Pakistan, according to the government, institutions, and people of that country, and flood victims' access to resources won't be hampered in any manner.
According to the statement, the coalition government now has 176 seats in the National Assembly, up from 174 before the October 16 by-elections, while the PTI has lost seats "owing to Khan's hubris."
- Imran Khan won't be able to impose his will by intimidation or dictation, according to the coalition parties.
- Allegations made against Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif are highly condemned.
- They claim that anti-nationalist activities include slanderous campaigns against Pakistan Army martyrs and the encouraging of revolt.
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