Govt could even commit contempt of court to evade from elections in country: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD, April 6 (SABAH): Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has stated that the government could even commit contempt of court to evade from holding elections in the country, due later this year.

Imran Khan expressed these views during an interview he gave to Al Jazeera. He further stated, “The government is petrified of losing the elections because all opinion polls show they are going to be decimated. They are just running scared of the election and they are even willing to violate the constitution.”  He further said if the court decision was not obeyed and someone tried to hinder elections the nation will rush to roads. 

He remarked, “When I decided to dissolve my two assemblies [in the states governed by PTI], we got top lawyers in the country. We all looked at the constitution and each one of them said that the moment you dissolve assemblies, elections will have to be held within 90 days. It is unambiguous.”

He further stated, “If the government does not accept the Supreme Court’s verdict, it means they are now violating the constitution. In that case, the Supreme Court could slap contempt [charges] on them. And let me assure everyone that all the people of Pakistan would be standing with the Supreme Court. I think it just won’t be the PTI.”

Imran Khan maintained he is willing to talk to his opponents in the government only if the agenda is holding the elections. “We have said always that one thing we are willing to talk about is elections. We are willing to talk about the modalities, the day, everything about election, of course. But then what else is there to talk about? I mean, right now, the only issue in Pakistan is of elections.”