ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on his party workers by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activists in Karachi, and also asked the Sindh government to take action against responsibles.
Both PTI and PPP plan to hold a public gathering at Hakeem Saeed Ground in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi on May 12; however allocation of same venue on same date has caused a brawl between the two major parties.
The activists of both the political parties engaged in aerial firing and pelted stones on each other on Monday night. The enraged PPP activists also uprooted a PTI’s Camp while a couple of parked vehicles and motorcycles were also set on fire.
“Strongly condemn the attack on PTI workers by PPP at our jalsagah camp in Karachi yesterday,” Imran Khan wrote on his twitter account today.
The Chairman PTI said that the Sindh government must take action against those who used violence against our workers.
“Strong arm tactics by PPP reflects their fear of PTI’s rising popularity in Sindh,” he added.
گزشتہ شب کراچی میں ہمارے جلسہ کیمپ پر پیپلز پارٹی کے کارکنان کا حملہ انتہائی قابل مذمت ہے۔ سندھ حکومت ہمارے لوگوں پر تشدد آزمانے والوں کیخلاف کارروائی کرے۔ پیپلز پارٹی کی مسلح وارداتیں سندھ میں تحریک انصاف کی تیزی سے بڑھتی ہوئی مقبولیت سے خوفزدہ ہونے کی علامت ہے۔
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 8, 2018
By using its hooligans to bully PTI workers and sabotage our preparations for 12th May Jalsa, People’s Party has admitted its fear of losing even Sind to Imran Khan. I strongly condemn the blatant vandalism displayed by Sind Govt last night.
— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) May 8, 2018
