No lockdown, PTI can only hold sit-in at designated place: IHC
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reiterated its earlier order that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) should hold its planned sit in at 'Democracy Park and Speech Corner’, located near Islamabad's Parade Ground in Shakarparian and ordered the PTI chief to appear in court.
The PTI said it would challenge the court's order in the apex court.
PTI's Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed, "As Justice Siddiqui is related to Irfan Siddiqui, the prime minister's adviser, it would be better if he did not hear the case."
"We have already asked our lawyers to prepare the petition saying we don't think the judge should hear this case... And we will present it in the Supreme Court tomorrow," he said, speaking to the press outside Imran Khan's Bani Gala residence in Islamabad.
The IHC order came after Imran Khan asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu notice of arrests of his party's workers while speaking to the media outside Bani Gala.
During an earlier press conference, Imran Khan told the media that he had already spoken to the judge and would not go to court.
Taking issue with this statement, Justice Siddiqui asked "Why did Imran say that he would not appear before the court and that he had talked to judge?".
The IHC asked that the chief present himself within 10 minutes.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, while hearing a case regarding the PTI sit in, remarked "Is only Imran Khan respectable in this country?"
The judge ordered the inspector general Islamabad to make arrangements for Imran Khan to be presented in court.
"I want to ask Justice Siddiqui, that when you made a decision and passed an order permitting us to hold a peaceful protest, and said that containers will not be placed, then why are our activists in jail?" the chief had said on Saturday during a press conference.
Justice Siddiqui, responding to the Imran's comment, asked today, "Is this a way to talk, saying 'Justice Siddiqui see how your order is being treated'?"
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Oct 31, 2016 11:00am
Nobody is above the law. Imran Khan must appear in the court.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:03am
PTI does not stand any chance with IHC. Should move to SC immedietely against road blocks, and arrests of party workers.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:19am
What a corrupt system this is!
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Oct 31, 2016 11:27am
Imran Khan should not come out to be arrested by police or FC. Do not fall in the trap.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:28am
Wow: 1 million people will attend Islamabad protest. 0.5 percent population of the country. Allusion or reality
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Oct 31, 2016 11:31am
He should be held responsible for all lost of lives along with attack on PTV. WHY ATC is not arresting him on attack on PTV?
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Oct 31, 2016 11:36am
Imran Khan can justify that his protest is in line with his democratic right and Law. But how he do so if he defies court's rulings? IK must not at any cost deviate from the line of democratic discipline.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:37am
People of Karachi are with you IK. Go ahead eliminate corruption from Pakistan.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:37am
Time to pack up and go home IK
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Oct 31, 2016 11:38am
@Salman Indeed corruption written all over in every department of Pakistan
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Oct 31, 2016 11:38am
Thank you IK for standing for poor and crushed people of Pakistan.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:40am
Now a days; judges seem to be more commentator then the judges. They must be given chance of live commentary in some sports events!!
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Oct 31, 2016 11:40am
IK now making excuses. Under police escort he should have gone to court.
This ego King cannot over come himself
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Oct 31, 2016 11:42am
@Salman if court orders against PM, then PTI is very happy, when asked, IK, then corrupt system? Isnt that double standard? This not to offend you but just a point to ponder.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:43am
@Javed Recommended 1 million times
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Oct 31, 2016 11:44am
Every passing day more & more of IKs REAL intentions are becoming visible to us....
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Oct 31, 2016 11:50am
No one is ready to abide by the law! What a duplicity it is!
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Oct 31, 2016 11:54am
PMLN is hiding its corruption in the name of democracy and doing everything it can to avoid accountability. Even the Court personnel is being used to slow down and dismiss complaints in the favour of PMLN. What a democracy!!! The looters are supported here from all sides and trying their best to avoid the probe into Panama leaks allegations.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:54am
Is there no alternatives to PPT, PPP and PMNL in this country? We want a better alternative. Not these gun carrying people.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:55am
IK should listen to IHC and hold a peaceful protest instead of resorting to lock down. This will be in best interest of everyone. If he opts for a peaceful protest then most of the people will be with him. He's getting most criticism from people only because of his threats of locking down the city by force.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:56am
Now IK needs to show compliance with the law and set and example. By the way a big set back to PTI
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Oct 31, 2016 12:06pm
@Jaan-Bhittani : But, Imran Khan in his pride is above everything. He himself is the law, justice, power and all the resources that make him proud.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:06pm
interesting
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Oct 31, 2016 12:06pm
Excellent Decision by IHC. Time to teach someone about rule of law.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:08pm
Sir,
Polarization, more polarization, and even more polarization. what a sad state of affairs, will politicians never learn from history? what price people of Pakistan will have to pay next.
For Gods sake we have enemies on east and west and enemies within, please wake up to reality of dangers we are in.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:09pm
"is this the way to talk"..if the judge doesnt take notice of containers and arrests made by the police only because IK's tone was not right.. then Khuda Hafiz to justice.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:09pm
These political leaders have made fun of our country. I wish we have somebody like Musharaf ruling the country
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Oct 31, 2016 12:12pm
If elected to top post, Imran Khan will be a big Dictator and not listening to anybody. Think twice.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:21pm
@DVK yes, those who raise their voices against corruption and injustice in this country, need to pack up and get lost. This is the main reason for Pakistan not making the progress we expect too see.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:26pm
IK likes courts if decisions are in his favours and he likes elections if he is winning and he likes parliament if he is leader of the house(pm). Pakistan is a big country and any attemp to topple elected governments with few thousands should be failed regardless it is NS, IK, JI or PPP. If NS is wrong then go to courts and if you not happy with decisions then take your matter to people and ask them to vote out current government.
If today IK can topple this government with hus workers then who will stop pmln and many othet parties to not do the same. It seems we are still living in an era where Mahmood Ghaznavi used to attack India at least twice in a year but never attempted to form his government.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:29pm
@furqan Yes this is the way to talk to people that think they are above the law. To people that use our country as their playground for their Ego games. It is time after he had 3 years taken out street-parades and disrupted many honest peoples lives. Closed the school for our children while his and his lot children are going to elite British school. Yes this is the way it is finally time to shut this down and if they want to demonstrate they can but at the designated places.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:31pm
@Kam Nailed it
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Oct 31, 2016 12:33pm
Judiciary is the only hope in the present turmoil. Let IK do dharna peacefully and let General retire peacefully. Let democracy survive. Corruption is in Indian peoples ' mindset. Pakistanis being part of it are no exception.
Citizens of both countries are jointly responsible for this and should fight out this corruption then engaging in any other fight.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:34pm
Now the Govt. should allow them to come & have a protest as per the directives of the IHC. Anything beyond that will be the responsibility of the breaching party.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:39pm
masses have rejected dharna,alhamdolilah Pakistanis have won.
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Oct 31, 2016 12:39pm
@Javed as if the prepators of model town incident are behind the bars? Naive you are
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Oct 31, 2016 12:44pm
@Think twice.
And that is different from the current status?
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Oct 31, 2016 12:50pm
IK is behaving as if he has already become the autocratic King of this country. He is ordering the courts and judges to give verdicts only of his choice. Insaf is being rediculed by Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf. What kind of Insaf may be expected of this party if comes in to power?
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Oct 31, 2016 12:51pm
@Kam I am amazed you still don't know to what extent these people have gone to save their corruption...
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Oct 31, 2016 01:00pm
imran Khan politics is near to finish!! what a leader he is only busy watching tv channels in his drawing room and appearing for press conferences!!! he is alive only tv channels, switch them off... he is nowhere
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Oct 31, 2016 01:19pm
There are tons of people who are above law. Musharraf was one of them. Now we have Imran Khan. Rich people are allowed to visit their families if someone dies in their family. They are also allowed to go abroad for treatment.
I am not writing this against anyone but my question is: Whether these facilities are also available to our poor people?
The upper class commits a crime and become a hero. A poor commits similar crime and becomes a criminal.
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Oct 31, 2016 01:29pm
In my opinion, Imran khan should bring himself infront of the court without wasting his time and I dont think so that there could be any kind of issue regarding to court.
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Oct 31, 2016 01:46pm
We do not want another dictator, who will not listen to anybody.
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Oct 31, 2016 01:49pm
Where is IHC about panama leaks?
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Oct 31, 2016 02:15pm
This is a very wise decision of the learned court. Why are the politicians so eager to the extent of being hungry that they always run to the streets to rile up people to help them grab power. If they are certain about the corruption of in-power politicians they should run to the very same learned courts who will most certainly deliver the right type of justice. Why should the power(money!)-hungry politicians be allowed to destabilize the state institutions inflicting colossal loss upon the people they are seeking to serve. This is exactly what our enemies want to do to us.
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Oct 31, 2016 02:21pm
Why entire roads are blocked by Govt, what are they afraid of. There seems to be no reason for the same except personal defense of PML.
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Oct 31, 2016 02:22pm
thank you justice for saying this we all want to ask
......Is only Imran Khan respectable in this country?????
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Oct 31, 2016 02:30pm
@M YOUSAF SHAH : I am a resident of Islamabad and my civil liberties as well as human rights have been gravely violated on the chaotic call of Imran, just on his personal whims. Even his own people are fed up with his dictatorial vices.
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Oct 31, 2016 02:39pm
Dear Honorable Justice is the all the law application on Imran Khan. What about the Administration, they are violating your order and you do not have the courage to call the Interior minister or the attorney general and ask why this is being done.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:04pm
@M.Saeed
I agree with you this is not the solution, but Govt is also not showing maturity on some matters, which results in such situations and always common people like are suffered and the worst thing is that, nobody is thinking of common people.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:40pm
@Mashal but cant you see??? It will then be just another protest and life will go on..
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Oct 31, 2016 03:41pm
@Jaan-Bhittani one does not always have to appear in court. Thats the law
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Oct 31, 2016 03:41pm
Good decision but IHC not taking the government to task for blocking roads and putting containers on the roads in clear violation of its orders.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:41pm
@pink noise yes. Just like know about YOUR reall intentipns now.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:42pm
@Islamabad morning by the way PTI is rising to new heights..
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Oct 31, 2016 03:42pm
@Jaan-Bhittani yes sir you are right can you tell NS and CH NISAR to obey the IHC order and release every single worker from cells and clear the roads and remove the containers etc ..
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Oct 31, 2016 03:44pm
@Kam thats is exactly how it will be done.
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Oct 31, 2016 03:45pm
@ali YOU HAVE LOST
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Oct 31, 2016 04:19pm
@MIAN SHOAIB : state one example of decision against NS
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Oct 31, 2016 04:23pm
Imran Khan please bury our petty difference. This is high time to stand United to save our motherland from enemy across the border eying our ambitious CPEC
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Oct 31, 2016 04:25pm
@Javed Because Chaudhry Nisar and PMLN accuse PTI leaders with fake accusations to blackmail but have no proofs to baxk their lies. The government has power to take action, not accuse, but it wont take action because it is lying.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:32pm
@Jaan-Bhittani And so should the government for putting out containers when they were told not to.. lets be equal then
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Oct 31, 2016 04:32pm
@Arun-KS That's why he is going to the Supreme Court (As per his democratic right)
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Oct 31, 2016 04:33pm
@Think twice. Is that why he has gone to the Supreme Court then?
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Oct 31, 2016 04:34pm
@furqan well said!
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Oct 31, 2016 04:35pm
@jalil yousaf And so is Nawaz Shariff and his cronies...
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Oct 31, 2016 04:36pm
@saeed he is better then the PLMN and PPP that's for sure.
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Oct 31, 2016 04:37pm
@Javed What about killing im Model Town
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Oct 31, 2016 04:37pm
@Ahsan so who will save the motherland from the enemy within?
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Oct 31, 2016 04:40pm
Right nobody is above law. So let NS get arrested for the panama deal first
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Oct 31, 2016 04:46pm
Rule of law needs to be upheld regardless of the outcome. All issues resolve automatically once proper foundations of superiority of law are laid. Rome was not built in a day. Let's make Pakistan prosperous by respecting the law and law enforcing personnel; also by ensuring that no one is above the law.
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Oct 31, 2016 05:12pm
AS YOU SOW SO SHALL YOU REAP. What IK is doing today will haunt him tomorrow.
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Oct 31, 2016 06:08pm
@Sarwar, USA. - good advice from the land of Clintons and Trumps: don't go to the court, don't abide by the law! Is it permissible in the US?
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Oct 31, 2016 06:16pm
The govt should facilitate the protestors to reach Democracy Park as they have been allowed by the court.All other areas of Islamabad are off limits for IK supporters and they should be stopped by the police if they try to venture out to other areas. All barriers errected to stop protestors to reach Democracy park should be removed immeduately. The court order is for IK as well as the govt. Both parties should respect the court orders and follow it earnestly.
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Oct 31, 2016 06:23pm
@Sukhera - don't we know what happened last time when they were allowed to protest near the parliament building. This is an attempt to create law and order situation; why would IK say ''.... at all cost''?
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Oct 31, 2016 07:08pm
@Son of Baluchistan .... I mean really???? no offense but ......... from his Lavish residence and lifestyle is he standing out for poor or his ego???
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Oct 31, 2016 07:22pm
@Reality - Strange, no one asks how much Zardari (the richest person in Pakistan) has done for the poor people of Sindh, while he was the President, and his party served the last five years!?
Ask the people of Punjab if they are better off now even under NS!? If he could not even build hospitals or clinics for poor people, and has to fly to London even for basic for his own medical check ups!
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Oct 31, 2016 07:25pm
One thing is sure, Imran Khan as a PM would be honest and strong. Once he has full power, he would change the country with his honesty and strength.
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Oct 31, 2016 08:18pm
Why does PM avoid the court and investigation of Panama paper ?
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Oct 31, 2016 08:32pm
We have an elected parliament which should be used to raise all kinds of problems and grievances against the ruling government. If we use the street for bringing about any kind of change, then the powers that be would snatch the cake of power and eat it up themselves and all the political elements would stand deprived of chance of representing the people. The difference will be that while the politician, however corrupt he may be, has to face the people in elections and therefore will try to give something to the people, but a bureaucratic dictator will only be beholden to his staff and not to the people, and therefore will not try to do any good for the people. Our past history bears witness to this political phenomenon, and that is why we are poor and our enemies are making progress. Let the institutions of democracy run their natural course.
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Oct 31, 2016 08:38pm
IK obey the law. No need to protest when SC has taken up the case of NS corruption on November 1.
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Oct 31, 2016 08:41pm
@pink noise And what is that?
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Oct 31, 2016 09:55pm
Assad Umar, a PTI leader, is the real brother of Muhammad Zubair, a PML minister. If Assad Umar can be trusted by Ik why not Justice Siddiqui who is merely relative of Siddiqui.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:16pm
@shakil
Hope, people and IK can understand this. But why IK and his elites, Tareen and Alime care, they have property and children living in UK.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:27pm
@Love Your Country .If they defy the court order, our judges and the public will know who is at fault.Beleive me honesty is the best policy. The truth will eventually prevail. Whrn you have a court ,you have no option except to follow it earnestly.
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Oct 31, 2016 11:28pm
Ok so IK should not have put it in a manner that was disrespectful to the judge, but than again, the court should not have made a decision and change it either. So whose wrong and whose right? The IHC decided PTI can have their protest at a designated place, the government than starts putting barricades and starts diigging up roads to slow down the protesters, where is the court order for the PM and the little Sharif to appear in court for violating IHC orders to allow PTI to hold their protest and not cause any road blocks?
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Oct 31, 2016 11:38pm
BAN THE LOCK DOWN/HATE MARCH
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Oct 31, 2016 11:47pm
How on earth does Imran argue that it is his democratic right to paralyze Islamabad, and the lives of a million residents? That's not democracy. That's just a narcissistic play for dictatorial power.
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Nov 01, 2016 12:41am
@Javed who is responsible for model town? Don't you think sharifs should be trialed for that
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Nov 01, 2016 12:52am
So a rich man should not think about poor
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Nov 01, 2016 01:24am
@Starr What sort of a bizzare connection are you trying to make?
Asad Umar is in IK's party, Shaukat Siddiqui is not!
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Nov 01, 2016 06:31am
@abdul qadir bastaki , According to you , you think Pakistan has a population of 1 Million? Please correct your statement. By the way, if IK can bring out 1/4 of the crowd of what his delusional dream tells him,that will be the day. You can not make people fools twice, they did not forget his last Dharna when people lost their earnings and jobs and the outcome was zero with no Nawaz Sharif's resignation, this drama will bring the same results.
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Nov 01, 2016 06:49am
Mr Imran Khan! You are indeed very honest for the cause of our country. Modi is watching what all is happening here in Pakistan and planning to destroy it with his evil plans.
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Nov 01, 2016 07:39am
@Khan , Imran does not stand any chance in any court. He is not looking for justice, all he wants a victory at any cost, by hook or by crook.
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Nov 01, 2016 07:40am
@Nagi Khan nailed the last nail on his party's coffin with this call.
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Nov 01, 2016 11:07pm
Why can't Imran Khan question Justice Siddiqui? The Justice is not above the Law. He is also answerable.
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