ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced on Friday that he and his party will boycott Geo and Jang because the group was involved in rigging during the general election held last year, adding that the boycott will continue until the group apologizes.
#IKPressCon Myself and my party will keep on boycotting Geo unless they apologize”
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 2, 2014
#IKPressCon We want Amn Ki Asha in East and West of Pakistan, Geo calls me Taliban Khan. I announce to boycott Geo”
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 2, 2014
In his address to a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, the PTI chairman said that his party will give out a document exposing foreign funding given to media groups based in the country.
Imran also demanded that Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jillani initiate proceedings against those behind what he called rigging in the May 2013 elections.
The PTI chairman also brought out figures for the election held on NA-118 where he said rigging was done on massive proportions.
Moreover, he said that said free and fair elections are imperative for democracy, adding that without transparent polls in place, it will not be possible to ensure representative government.
#IKPressCon On being asked ISI supported you, IK says If you think someone has supported us, an inquiry should be done against us”
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 2, 2014
