Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan has changed the venue of party’s protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to Islamabad’s F-9 Park, instead of outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s headquarters as previously announced.
In a tweet, the former premier said that the CEC and the ECP, in connivance with the government, “conspired to try a technical knockout against the PTI after the PML-N got routed in the Punjab by-elections despite support of entire state machinery and ECP shenanigans”.
“Now, they are cowering in fear about the same happening to the entire PDM [Pakistan Democratic Movement] in general elections,” he said.
“Today, I am calling all our people to come out in [a] peaceful public protest against the CEC and ECP in F-9 Park at 6pm. I will be addressing the gathering between 7-7:30pm,” he added.
CEC & ECP in cahoots with Imported govt conspired to try a technical knockout against PTI after PMLN got routed in Punjab bye elections despite support of entire state machinery & ECP shenanigans. Now they are cowering in fear abt same happening to entire PDM in General Elections
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 4, 2022
Meanwhile, Islamabad’s district administration sealed the “Red Zone” and placed containers at the entry points of the federal capital.
Moreover, the government has deployed personnel of law enforcement agencies including anti-riot force, Rangers, FC and police around the high-security area.
Earlier, the PTI chief had urged his supporters to gather outside the ECP’s office in Islamabad to demand Raja’s resignation.
