Amir Muqam says Imran hiding in Peshawar to evade arrest

MINGORA: Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Amir Muqam on Tuesday asked the provincial government to avoid making controversial statements, saying the federal government had all options including imposition of the governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Speaking at a press conference, he said the ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, was holed up in Peshawar to evade arrest after a case was registered against the so-called ‘revolutionary leader’.

“If you have the courage, come out of the Chief Minister’s House and go to Islamabad, where Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah is waiting to greet you. Imran Khan is pleading to the judiciary and the establishment to rescue him, but to no avail,” Amir Maqam said.

He added the federal government would not allow anyone to disturb law and order in Islamabad “Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has threatened to use KP’s force against the federal government, which is violation of the law and constitution. I appeal to the chief justice to take suo moto action against him and disqualify him for life to contest elections,” he said.

He said Imran Khan was using the resources of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan governments for his political ends. Amir Muqam said the chief minister’s threat to use the provincial force against the federal government was aimed at triggering a civil war in the country. He asked the Supreme Court and the Peshawar High Court to take suo moto action against the KP chief minister.