Says PTI desires to do politics on ‘dead bodies’
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has revealed that the majority of PTI leaders wanted the former ruling party’s planned demonstration in Islamabad on November 24 to be cancelled.
His remarks came amid the looming showdown as the government is all set to thwart any attempt to enter the federal capital by the protesters and the PTI remained resolute in its plan for the “do-or-die” protest.
Talking to journalists, the defence minister said: “I can name those PTI leaders who wanted the sit-in to be cancelled.”
The government has devised its action plan in connection with the November 24 protests by the former ruling party, he added.
The minister warned the PTI leadership against bringing armed groups to the federal capital.
“If they [PTI] are bringing armed groups [to invade the federal capital], the government would deal them in the same way,” he warned.
Taking a dig at the PTI leadership, Asif said that “they want to do politics on dead bodies”. “They wanted to take dead bodies to KP and make it an issue and the government wants to avoid it.” He warned the PTI that they should not take it as the government’s weakness.
