Imran Khan waves to the crowd during a public meeting. — Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday said that government representatives had no understanding of the country’s constitution, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives in Sukkur, Khan said “the country's politicians do not understand that the constitution is above the parliament”.

Khan further said that the government had put the state at risk in order to protect President Asif Ali Zardari.

“The government is using all means to conceal its corruption,” he said, adding that the government “should have resigned” after the Supreme Court (SC) declared the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) illegal.

Khan said the nation was not ready to accept martial law and that the people were standing by the Supreme Court.

Regarding the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), Khan said the party was afraid to go to the public but said that “if the PML-N is serious, its members should resign from their seats in the national and provincial assemblies”.

With regard to a possible alliance with the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), Khan said the PTI could not establish an alliance with Pervez Musharraf.