Summary He said PTI raised voice for electoral reforms even in the parliament but saw no progress.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan urged the public on Wednesday to take to streets for ‘Azaadi March on August 14, saying that PTI will bring ‘real’ independence on that day. He said that change cannot come without electoral reforms, Dunya News reported.
Addressing a gathering of party officials in Lahore, Imran Khan said that PTI will bring real independence to the people on August 14, adding that he is fighting for the public and not for himself.
He said PTI raised voice for electoral reforms even in the parliament but saw no progress.
Talking about Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan, he said that the responsibility of affectees is also of the federal government, adding that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would have braced for the operation if it knew about the operation beforehand.
He said provincial government is aiding the affectees despite the fact that it doesn’t have resources.
He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will become aware of the IDPs’ condition if he gets break from his business.
Addressing the gathering, PTI leaders Javed Hashmi and Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the change doesn’t come in a single day and that everyone has to unite and organize for it. They urged the supporters to take to streets and not to look back on August 14, saying this will be ‘final march.’
Tsunami/Azaadi March
Imran Khan had announced while addressing Bahawalpur rally June 27 that he will lead ‘Islamabad Tsunami March’ also dubbed ‘Azaadi March’ comprising over 10 lakh participants on August 14 if PTI’s demands not fulfilled.
“PMLN you have one month to get us the answers,” he said. “I want to say this in front of all Pakistanis, we’ll do Islamabad Tsunami March on 14 August if demands not fulfilled.”
First demand: He urged the government to tell who was behind Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s victory speech at 11:20pm on May 11, 2013 election night.
His second demand was for the government to answer why was former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry rewarded?
“Tell us why Returning Officers weren’t working under election commission? What was the role of ex Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry? I ask you CJ Iftikhar, people sacrificed a lot for you, people went to jail for independent judiciary, but CJ you sold yourself so cheap,” he said. “The price of your conscience was to get your son elected as Balochistan Board of revenue. Tell us why was CJ rewarded?”
As third demand, he asked the government to answer what was the role of caretaker government?
Fourth demand: Answer who changed results after getting votes rejected in 35 polling stations.
Fifth demand: Election commission must resign
Addressing police officers, he had warned police and administration not to harm civilians and PTI workers.
“I will hang the police officer who will carry violence against PTI workers,” he said.
