APP : Imran reacts to Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s statement

Imran reacts to Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s statement

November 30, 2007

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP): Chairman Tehrek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Friday strongly reacting to Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s statement wherein he has said that Nawaz Sharif has been taken hostage by letterhead parties said had the PTI adopted same approach as Maulana did, it would have got sufficient share in the government.

In a telephonic interview to PTV he said that everybody knows the parties like JUIF are alive with the support of agencies and establishment.

The PTI Chairman also criticized Pakistan Peoples Party and Mutahidda Qoumi Movement saying they are furthering the western agenda in making way towards the power corridor.

To a question he said the manifesto of PTI stands for independent judiciary and it strongly demands for restoration of pre-November 3, position of the superior judiciary.

He said in the prevailing circumstances it would be a violation by its own constitution if the PTI opts to participate in the election.

To another question the PTI Chairman said that he had committed a mistake by supporting President Pervez Musharraf in the presidential referendum in past.