Former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan has sent a letter to President Dr Arif Alvi asking him to take notice of the “brazen interference by intelligence agencies and some sections of the establishment” in the political sphere.
“The most recent reflection of this was the KP governor’s statement saying he cannot give a date for elections to the KP legislature as that would be given by the intelligence agencies and the Establishment,” the PTI chief said in a letter dated January 29, which was posted to the party’s official Twitter account on Thursday.
چئیرمین پاکستان تحریک انصاف عمران خان نے افواجِ پاکستان کے سپریم کمانڈر اور صدرِ مملکت کو خط لکھ دیا
تحریک انصاف کی کور کمیٹی اور پارلیمانی پارٹی کے 29 جنوری کے اجلاس میں منظور کردہ متفقہ قرارداد بھی خط کے ساتھ بھجوائی گئی pic.twitter.com/vIInVTm5Zr
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 2, 2023
Following the PTI’s core committee meeting on Sunday, where a resolution was adopted, the letter was sent to Dr. Alvi.
The resolution, according to the statement, also called the president’s attention to the “brazen acts of abductions, bogus FIRs, custodial abuse, and threats being meted out to PTI workers and leaders.”
In the letter, it was stated that the resolution “calls on you to take notice and take action against all these practises that infringe the Constitution, laws of the land, and fundamental human rights.”
The development comes a day after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali declined to give a date for general elections to the provincial assemblies, advising the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to consult relevant authorities and take stock of the current security and economic situation before deciding in this regard.
In his letter, Governor Ali said he dissolved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in terms of Article 112 of the Constitution upon the advice of the chief minister. He said clause 3 of Article 105 provides that the governor of a province shall appoint a date for general elections, which are to take place as per Article 224, read with clause 3 of Article 218 of the Constitution.
