08/12/2014
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI) chairman Imran Khan has
rejected investigation into poll
rigging by a Prime Minister
proposed judicial commission till
Nawaz Sharif resigns from his
position, Geo News reported.
Addressing a press conference
following PM Nawaz’s televised
address to the nation, Imran Khan
said: “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
should resign before the judicial
commission begins its probe into
the rigging allegations in the 2013 general elections.”
In his address, PM Nawaz Sharif
announced that his government
would request Chief Justice of
Pakistan (CJP) to form a 3-member
judicial commission to investigate
into the allegations of rigging.
Imran Khan said the PTI ‘Azadi
March’ will proceed as per plan and they will reach Islamabad on
August 14 ‘come what may.’
He said they would remain in the
federal capital till their demands
were met. He said PTI’s march
would be peaceful.
“Whenever there is fair investigation into the poll rigging it will bring to light how 15 million votes were balloted”, he asserted.
The PTI chief also demanded
resignation of members of Election Commission of Pakistan.
Khan said Interior Minister had
admitted in the parliament that 60 to 70 per cent votes were
unverified, however, the premier
did not admit any rigging. He
advised PM Nawaz to listen to the
speech of his interior minister.
Imran alleged that those involved
in poll rigging were awarded key
posts, adding that personal
servants of Nawaz Sharif became
bureaucrats and got key posts.
PTI chairman said: “Imran has no
personal battle with Nawaz Sharif.
This is a war between democracy
and monarchy”.
He said the people should not be
deprived of their fundamental right to protest.
Khan further said that Sharif family has 71 cases pending against them before National Accountability Bureau (NAB).