Imran Khan calls chief election commissioner PML-N’s planted agent

PESHAWAR: The former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday demanded the chief election commissioner (CEC) to step downm, accusing him of partiality against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Addressing the workers’ convention in Peshawar, Imran Khan said, “The chief election commissioner is a planted agent of Noon League [PML-N].” He added the CEC leaves no stone unturned to damage PTI.

He said the PTI had challenged to carry out proceedings of the foreign funding cases of all three big parties [PTI, PPP, and PML-N] together.

The ex-premier said the CEC doesn’t have the moral authority to stay on the seat. “We don’t have the confidence in the chief election commissioner. When the country’s biggest party doesn’t have confidence in him, he must resign,” Imran Khan said.

He said the PTI is planning to stage countrywide protests against CEC if he doesn’t step down.

The ex-premier reiterated that the US wanted to bring thugs into the government. He said the incumbent government will destroy institutions to save themselves.

He added that [Prime Minister] Shehbaz Sharif has already brought his own men to the top slots.

Imran Khan said the countries where the institutions are not strong get destroyed. He added that the institutions in such countries don’t catch the powerful people.

He said the incumbent government is taking revenge on all brave civil servants who took action against them. PTI chairman said the FIA will now never resort to action against the powerful people, fearing vengeance.

He expressed fear that the incumbent government will destroy NAB and weaken FBR to evade taxes.

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