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Govt rejects early election call made by Imran Khan

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Web Desk (LTN NEWS): Monday, the ruling coalition categorically rejected Imran Khan’s request to hold early elections in the country. The coalition said that no group will be able to force its will based on might and that they will have the last word on the matter.

The decision was announced in a joint statement by parties that work with the government. The statement also condemned in the strongest terms what the PTI leader said about Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.

After his historic win in the by-elections the day before, the PTI leader told the current government that he would march to the federal capital if they didn’t hold early elections.

In a press conference on Monday, Imran said he was giving the government “some more time” to decide, but he warned that he would not wait until October to say when his planned march would happen.

He said that Nawaz was trying to delay the elections and that Sharif was afraid to run because the PTI was becoming increasingly popular.

He said that “criminals like Nawaz or Zardari” shouldn’t be able to choose the army chief, which is a very important job. The army chief should be chosen based on qualifications.

In a statement from parties that work with the government, it was said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would decide who the new army chief would be based on the law.

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“The decision will not be made based on bullying, intimidation, and dictation by the foreign funding “mischief,” the statement said.

The ruling coalition said that the PTI chairman’s criticism of the army chief, the leadership and officers of sensitive institutions, the chief election commissioner, and others was blackmailing, which was not political and part of a plot that will not be allowed to succeed.

The statement said that the premier had the constitutional authority to choose the army chief and other important positions.

In addition to criticizing Imran, the statement said that “a person who has lost power” was going after state institutions based on a “planned agenda.”

“A dirty campaign against the martyrs of the Pakistan Army, statements of rebellion within the army, and encouraging such actions are the same as anti-national activities, which will be dealt with according to the Constitution and law,” the statement said.

“Constitution, democracy, and the system will not be enslaved by bullying and threats,” the document said.

Parties close to the government will decide when the country’s elections will be held. In this case, no group will be able to force its will on others based on how strong it is.

The ruling coalition made it clear that the country’s economy and helping flood victims get back on their feet were the government’s top priorities and that they would not be changed.

The statement also said that after the by-elections on October 16, the number of coalition government seats in the National Assembly went up from 174 to 176, while the PTI “lost eight seats in the National Assembly due to the arrogance of mischief.

Zardari called Imran a “conspirator” and said his comments were against the country’s institutions and meant to hurt them.

The PPP leader said in a statement from the party’s secretariat that the “conspirator had become obsessed with his desire for power.”

The PPP leader said, “During Khan’s rule, the institutions were badly used to help him achieve his own goals, and the government was busy trying to fix the damage this conspirator did to the institutions’ reputations.”

“The government will stop every plot this person comes up with,” he said.

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