PTI will take to streets if govt attacks judiciary: Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned that if the government tries to take any action against the Supreme Court and the chief justice under the pretext of democracy and sovereignty of parliament, his party would take to the streets.
Addressing a press conference along with Majlis-e-Wahadatul Muslimeen Central Secretary General Raja Nasir Abbas during his visit to the office, Khan said there was no reason to keep more than 150,000 people in jail if a letter could not be written to the Swiss authorities against President Asif Zardari.
He said there was no harm if people voted for the enforcement of Islamic system but enforcement of any system forcibly would be undemocratic. He said his party would try to enforce the system of a welfare state on the pattern of Scandinavian counties which was close to the Islamic system.
Khan said many prominent leaders from major parties including ministers were interested in joining the PTI
and despite interaction with them, the PTI had stopped their entry for the time being.
“I have formed a political committee to decide about who should join the party,” he said.
He said no party was above differences, which was a part of politics and if there were any differences in his party, it would be his duty to end them.
Khan said his party was working to unite the people and did not favour doing politics in the name of Islam. Without naming Fazlur Rehman, Khan said “a Maulana uses Islam’s name in politics and becomes part of every government”. He said Islam preached humanity, equality and justice. He said he wanted a foreign policy that protected its vital interests.
The PTI chief said the poor in
the country were being crushed
under inflation while the affluent were getting richer.
He said some people were exploiting the masses in the name of provincial deprivation to attain their political goals, adding that Balochistan was being treated like a colony.
To a question, Khan said an attack was expected on the chief justice and keeping view that danger, he had not convened the meeting of CEC before time.