"Time has come to address these problems through a fresh and revolutionary approach," he observed. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that his party is ready to give substantive proposals for creating peace in Karachi if the government is seriously resolved towards cleansing the port city of criminal elements.
"PTI stands committed to working for peace and order in Karachi with all forces committed to achieving this end," said the PTI chief. "Leave aside political party compulsions and tackle all burning problems with determination."
Khan said Karachi has bled for over two decades, and criticised successive governments for having neither the capability nor the political will to resolve these issues.
"Time has come to address these problems through a fresh and revolutionary approach," he observed.
Some of the proposals PTI is known to suggest are the depoliticisation of police and the extermination of militant wings bred by political parties.
Imran Khan also said that PTI was unable to participate in the meeting on Karachi's security chaired by the Prime Minister because the party's leadership was never informed of the meeting officially. Hence, the party could not send over its delegates.
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@Muhammad Waseem Bari: KP has the othr pblm n PTI is working thre bter thn others PRI is the strong stake holder in KHI n suffred alot n u no bdy hs right to stop ne bdy from making efforts to bring peace
The nation that divided it could only be a joke to talk about any peace.
@saima
you dont need to be amzed. just lookng at rallies:.the thing is how they compel them to take part in rallies.. the hijake whole busses and threat them to talke part in their political activities.. i have noticed my self and gone through this situation...
@Saima: thanks
@Riz Q: and then comes Uza Syed, Logic Europe, Ch.Allah Daad and Mirza whose presence will make this piece even better
Just 4 persons are making you scream in fear ?
@MJ:
Agreed. He blows something more potent than just hot air.
I still want to vote, pls save your input
@Raza: No one asked you either, why don't you start a party and do all that instead since you think you're so qualified?
@Saima: No I'm sorry but please get used to understanding that PTI now has a vote bank in Karachi. Stop fooling yourself.
@Anwer Chughtai: MQM being the leader and inventors of terrorism in Karachi. They should be brought to justice in the court of the law by supporting and
Your comment makes one feel you are really concerned about Karachi sitaution. But I am afraid you do not know the history of voilance in the city.
Just one factor from a long list which starts from 1964 is : False allegation of Jinnahpur and on this pretext a military operation in Karachi which led to killings of 15000 Karachiites. This operation has changed the face of Karachi forever.
I hope you will remember this and would try to learn more about it. Thanks.
No one asked you, please start working on KPK. Start from the root cause rather than making mobile courts. Change the system, not the packaging.
@Usman: Sorry, but the only reason PTI got any votes in Karachi is because all the tanga parties boycotted the election, so all the deserters went to the PTI camp. I live in Karachi, and I do support the MQM from a distance. I agree that MQM has a militant side, but I also admit that I have never in my life seen a political party with such an unbelievable public support base as the MQM. Just the women's rally they held in Karachi was an epic show of force, I have never seen before.
@Ussama:
The leader of the second most popular party in Karachi, the little known Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Get used to it.
@Fed Up: Ah but you see MQM is also not invited. So given that MQM is not invited one would question why PTI should be. Ideally though - both MQM and PTI should have been invited - If they have not been invited, they need to put together a paper and send it to Nawaz.
This ego trip that everyone is on, for a city that is known as mini-Pakistan and contains about 10% of Pakistan's population is quite baffling.
@Parvez: Democracy? The local government elections kep getting postponed
Is this input from PTI a 90 day special for Karachi? Can the people from Karachi please be spared from these biased leaders with tendencies that lean towards tribalism? When is IK going to fix the KPK issues with his other substantive plans? All this guy blows is hot air.
Oho! Good. But for how long does the PTI know anything about Karachi? Still in its infancy, and so much of tantrums.
ET for once stop acting as a biased news paper and report any thing positive about PTI.
Imran Khan is the best. Only solution to Karachi violence is depoliticisation of police. Every one knows, even the business community said to PM in todays meeting that we have to get rid of this fight between MQM and PPP militants of which the business men are suffering. Isn't that enough as proof! Let the operation begin. All prisoners will be out and about in 6 months. And target killing will remain the same.......
Those of you asking who he thinks he is cause his party rules in KPK are quite immature. PTI one the second largest amount of votes in Karachi after MQM so clearly as its leader he does deserve some say in the matter. Please don't argue with me about MQM having the mandate, cause Imran Khan is merely suggesting steps which can bring peace in Karachi. He isn't saying give him control of everything. please people grow up.
Oh come on Imran, this was not a high school party that you refused to go to because you were "not invited." This is dealing with peoples' lives. You should have shown up invited or not, smashed the door down if you had to, to get in. Expected more from you than this teenage drama.
Please don't treat Urdu speaking people as second class citizen and give them their due rights.
IK stop being petty and show some sportsman spirit for once. Personal dislike for PMLN doesnt mean you keep avoid attending national conferences like APC and now this
Khan Saab Pehley KPK tau samhalo.
Being an Ex MQM supporter I would say, It will never allow any dialogues and APCs to finish fruitfully because "Peace in Karachi" is the only Manjan they sell ...
I want critics of PTI to use some different vocabulary as there critical comments for any or every PTI news looks the same always..
i don,t understand why nawaz sharif did,t invited PTI who got the second highest votes in karachi
If this dispensation is a democratoc one than .......simple sense says that they should have at least been heard.
Peace can only be achieved in Karachi by working closely with the citizens, groups or political parties who are part of the the solution.
MQM, ANP and the so call Sunni Tehrik are part of the problem and NOT part of the solution, MQM being the leader and inventors of terrorism in Karachi. They should be brought to justice in the court of the law by supporting and encouraging those who are their victims to come forward, and there are plenty. They are afraid for their lives as MQM has eradicated any potential threats by bullets. The murder of Wali Khan Babar followed by the murders of all the eyewitnesses are the recent example.
As long as MQM exists with the terrorist elements in them, the piece in Karachi will be a difficult task to achieve.
May God bless my city and have His mercy on us.
Everyone outside of Karachi has some suggestion for Karachi problem. They just dont ask people of Karachi.
As a once PTI supporter from Karachi, I believe this excuse is in-sufficient
Who does this guy think he is?
Please stop bragging. Take care of KPK where you rule.
implement this input in KPP where you are ruling to bring peace in KPP ...
Yes sir you have but you need some turns for it. If You have solutions for every thing in 90 days why you don't give it to others to implement.
Now PTI bashers will have the floor......please begin your criticism by first stating "Oh I have lost support for Imran Khan for saying this; you are not mature, IK as usual, Taliban etc....." and then comes Uza Syed, Logic Europe, Ch.Allah Daad and Mirza whose presence will make this piece even better
how about condemning once TTP ? just once kaptan......