KARACHI, Sept 22: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief, Imran Khan, has said that anti-government movement would be launched in November.

“Even if the opposition parties failed to form a grand alliance, we have decided to start the movement along with other real democratic forces in the country,” he said while addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club on Friday afternoon.

Imran Khan said that the movement would be aimed at forcing the government to pack up and setting up of an independent election commission for holding free and fair elections as well as setting up of an independent judiciary.

He said the government had succeeded to split opposition parties on the issue of Hudood Ordinance but our efforts were to unite all opposition parties on a single platform on the basis of minimum programme.

“We will not allow Pervez Musharraf to become Hosni Mubarak of Pakistan,” he said and held agencies responsible for creating confusion in political parties to prolong the rule of present setup. However, he said, the opposition parties were determined to pack up the government because its continuation in power was not in national interest.

He said that he had returned after a visit to Balochistan where in certain Baloch areas hatred against Pakistan was being flared up which could take the turn of a separatist movement. Therefore, he said, it was high time that the ongoing army operation should immediately be stopped and provinces should be given maximum autonomy.

Imran Khan said that those terming Nawab Akbar Bugti traitor were themselves traitors. He warned that if the army assault was not stopped forthwith, its consequences for the solidarity of the country would be extremely dangerous.

He pointed out that the government earned Rs85 billion from Sui gas but only Rs5 billion were being given back to the Balochistan where 50 per cent population was living below the poverty line.

Calling upon the federal government to hold dialogue with leaders of Balochistan, he said if talks could be held in Waziristan to bring the situation under control why the government could not hold talks with the leaders in Balochistan.

He alleged that Gen Musharraf wanted to appease US President Bush by getting the women protection bill passed from the parliament. He said that no foreign power could be allowed to interfere in internal affairs of Pakistan.

The Tehreek-i-Insaf chief said that with the movements emerging in Balochistan only those powers could be happy who were after solidarity of Pakistan or those who did not like to see a stable Pakistan. Israel and others could be behind the separatist lobby, he said adding that “greater middle east” was a link to the same scheme.

He recalled that Pakistan had suffered losses only when there were military rule in the country and three wars were fought with India during the military dictatorship and expressed apprehension that if the present government was not changed soon, the situation could further deteriorate.