Corrupt mafia fostered culture of violating Constitution & Law to protect own interests: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (SABAH): Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said that corrupt mafia promoted a culture of violation of Constitution and trampling of law just to protect their vested interests; hence it was inevitable that people of pen and knowledge should raise their voice against these oppression and lawlessness without any expediency.
Talking to a joint delegation of National Press Club Islamabad and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists who called on him here on Tuesday, Imran Khan said that imported government left behind dictators in violation of human rights especially the announced and unannounced curbs on the media.
During the meeting, the freedom of expression in the country and the fascism against journalists at the government level were discussed in detail. Besides, they also discussed the problems being faced by media workers and stressed the need for measures for their welfare. In the meeting, PTI’s real freedom movement and its effects on the supremacy of the Constitution and the survival of democracy in the country were also discussed threadbare.
Speaking on the occasion, Imran Khan said that the political struggle of PTI was based on the supremacy of Constitution and law, as creation of a prosperous society without the establishment of justice and the rule of law was next to impossible. He said said that these corrupt ruling elites used every tactic from booking under terror charges to blocking of channels, adding that they resorted to the shameful act of custodial torture on senior senator Azam Swati and other political workers and journalists mere for expressing their opinions. He wowed that PTI’s real freedom movement would prove to be the forerunner of the rule of law in the country. However, he made it clear that it was necessary for the people of pen and knowledge to raise their collective voice against these rising oppression and lawlessness sans any expediency.
Imran Khan expressed his optimism that he would take his movement to its logical end while living within the framework of the Constitution and law. However, he reiterated that the snap and transparent elections was the only solution to the untold problems especially the political instability and crippling economic crisis.