ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has threatened the former Prime Minister Imran Khan of severe consequences, saying the government will take action against the PTI chairman after his statements against IG, DIG and Magistrate Islamabad.
As per details, responding to Imran Khan’s warning to the Inspector General Police, Deputy IG and magistrate Islamabad about lodging cases against them, Rana Sanaullah said that he has threatened government officials. He should get ready to face the law now, he added.
He added that Imran Khan will have to be answerable for threatening the officers. Pakistan will turn into a jungle if the law does not take its course, Rana added.
Rana added that they cannot let people challenge the writ of the government because it would increase extremism.
Imran Khan, while addressing a protest rally in Islamabad on Saturday, warned the IG and DIG of Islamabad police, saying that he will not spare them and register a case against them for “torturing” party leader Shahbaz Gill during physical remand.
Moreover, The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban with immediate effect on the live telecast of speeches of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“It has been observed that Imran Khan, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in his speeches/statements is continuously alleging state institutions by leveling baseless allegations and spreading hate speech through his provocative statements against state institutions and officers which is prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order and is likely to disturb public peace and tranquility,” PEMRA said in its press release.
“The competent authority i.e. Chairman PEMRA in view of the above-mentioned background and reasons, in the exercise of delegated powers of the Authority vested in Section 27(a) of the PEMRA Ordinance 2002 as amended by PEMRA (Amendment) Act 2007, hereby prohibits the broadcast of live speech of Mr Imran Khan on all satellite TV channels with immediate effect,” it added.
Only pre-recorded speeches can be broadcast now with effective monitoring and editorial control, per the new PEMRA notification.
