Claiming that 500 ‘goons’ of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Tiger Force had entered Punjab, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Saturday warned former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan of ‘consequences’ in case his men resorted to violence during voting in the by-elections to be held for 20 Punjab Assembly seats tomorrow (Sunday, July 17, 2022), reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
“There is a plan to pit Pakhtoons against their Punjabi brethren,” Sana said.
He was of the view that Imran had already lost elections, and now he was planning violence to disturb peace on the polling day. “I am telling you that if any incident similar to the ones that took place during the Daska by-election recurs, the law will take its course,” he warned.
He accused PTI stalwarts such as Pervez Khattak, Murad Saeed, Asad Qaiser and Ali Muhammad Khan of providing ‘shelter’ to the miscreants.
“Imran, days of your politics are numbered, and Sunday’s by-polls will prove to be a last nail in PTI’s coffin,” the interior minister claimed.
He said that the government would not allow the PTI, which remained in power for four years, to snatch people’s mandate from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). “We will ensure free and fair elections tomorrow,” he resolved.