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Imran Khan calls stir all over Pakistan

Khan called on his supporters to expand civil disobedience movement to all provinces

Islamabad: Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan on Thursday hardened his stand by withdrawing from dialogue with the government and vowed to continue his fight till the end. Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief cleric Tahirul Qadri whose thousands of supporters have combined with Mr Khan’s supporters also stayed put in the Red Zone where important government buildings including Parliament, the residences of the President and the Prime Minister, the Supreme Court besides foreign embassies are housed.

PAT whose leaders met with government representatives on Wednesday held no fresh talks today. Mr Khan had relented late on Wednesday night from his no-talks position until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns. A team of PTI leaders held discussions with government representatives. But after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the protests, Mr Khan upped the ante against and said he would not hold talks until the Mr Sharif resigns.

Mr Khan called on his supporters to expand the civil disobedience movement to all the provinces. “It is our democratic right to protest...we are not breaking any laws. I request the Supreme Court to have these containers removed so that life can return to normal,” said Mr Khan. “The talks with the government are over. How can these talks proceed when we first want resignation,” of Mr Sharif, he asked. He asked his supporters from all provinces to converge in Isla-mabad for the big fight.

Replying to the demand, Mr Sharif said the country’s crisis would only deepen if he quit, Talking to reporters here, Mr Sharif said that no unconstitutional demand of the PTI or the PAT would be accepted. “My resignation will not improve anything. In fact the crises will deepen,” he said.

( Source : dc/afp )
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