Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and Sunni Ittehad Council’s lawmaker Junaid Akbar Friday warned that they would not let the National Assembly function until the release of Imran Khan.
The PTI leader made the remarks during his fiery speech at the second session of the newly elected lower house of parliament.
Taking the floor, Akbar said: “We do not recognise this assembly. We will neither legislate nor allow it [in the House].
Firing a fresh salvo at the PPP, the PTI leader said: “A bazar [of horse-trading] was set up at the Sindh House and consciences [of lawmakers] were bought.”
“Some were threatened, some were shown their videos.” Moving onto alleged discrimination with the PTI, the lawmaker said that his party was stripped of its electoral symbol ‘bat’ in the garb of May 9 mayhem. Slamming the establishment, he said two assassination attempts were made on the life of the PTI founder. Some 34 PTI supporters were killed on May 9 and FIRs were also lodged against the leadership of Khan-founded party, he added. “Sedition cases were registered against me and my friends.” The PTI-backed independent candidates were given inappropriate election symbols by the ECP, he added.
