ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Core Committee has announced its commitment to intensify peaceful political activities nationwide, firmly opposing any election rigging by administrative officers. The committee, in a statement released on Tuesday after its meeting extended congratulations to all officials, including the newly-elected Chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, who secured an unopposed election following the nomination by PTI founder Imran Khan.
The Core Committee affirmed its unwavering support for Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and conveyed good wishes for his tenure. The decision to nominate Khan, described as a competent and loyal worker of the Jamaat, was hailed by Imran Khan, who has disrupted the longstanding trend of hereditary politics in the country.
Imran Khan, the founder chairman, has been granted a lifelong post as chairman by the Core Committee.
Emphasizing the need for peaceful political engagement, the committee has greenlit a workers’ convention in Punjab, following a similar event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Instructions have been issued to organizational officials to expedite the organization of workers’ conventions in Punjab, expressing serious concern over any potential delays.
The committee has called on the caretaker government to promptly release funds for the upcoming general elections, rejecting any interference or delay tactics. Expressing skepticism about the caretaker government’s commitment to free, fair, and transparent elections, the committee vowed that the nation would not tolerate any hindrance to the scheduled election date.
A strong reaction was voiced against the decision to appoint administrative officers instead of judiciary officials as returning officers. The committee asserted that this move was a deliberate attempt to manipulate the elections, demanding the revocation of the decision and the appointment of impartial judicial officers for election conduct.
Furthermore, the Core Committee vehemently protested against the restricted access of national and international media to the trial of founder chairman Imran Khan in jail, despite court orders. It argued that blocking access to the trial undermined the principles of an open trial, urging the government to comply with court orders and grant media representatives access to the proceedings of the Blaruk Tok case in the next hearing.
