Tarar attacks PTI's 'destructive agenda'

Says K-P CM Gandapur's protest call will fall on deaf ears

ISLAMABAD:

Reacting to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur's statement that the PTI will avenge the alleged killing of its workers during a government crackdown on November 26, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has said Imran Khan's party has always had a destructive agenda.

"The series of incitement, threats and accusations is the style of the PTI leadership. The party always indulged in protests and sit-ins as the party does not have any positive or constructive agenda, Tarar said on Sunday while talking to the media in the federal capital.

Referring to the PTI's marathon sit-in in Islamabad in 2024, the minister said during those protests the party attacked the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) building and targeted law enforcement personnel. The PTI leaders incite people to violence and then run away, he said.

The minister said it is important to inform the nation about the facts regarding the "baseless allegations" levelled against the PML-N led coalition government by CM Gandapur with regard to opening fire on PTI protestors on the night of November 26 and later covering up the alleged killings.

He said Gandapur's allegations are based on lies and concoction, adding now foreign media is invited to the K-P to give them misleading briefings. The facts should be known to the public and mischief and anti-nationalism should be exposed.

"Gandapur has claimed that the PTI's next protest call will not be peaceful but I ask as to which of their past calls were peaceful. On November 26, they invaded the capital with AK 47 rifles, teargas shells, grenades and slingshots," he claimed

"The PTI first claimed that 1,200 of the workers died on November 26 and spread AI generated pictures on social media. If they were speaking the truth, their leadership would not have reduced the number of alleged victims from 1,200 to 12," he added.