The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Thursday gave a name for nationwide “peaceable protests” on February 17 (Saturday). The celebration additionally nominated its secretary normal, Umar Ayub Khan, because the prime ministerial candidate.

Pakistan Election Outcomes: Jailed ex-premier Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Thursday stated it’s going to maintain nationwide “peaceable protests” on Saturday in opposition to its “marginalisation” within the nation’s politics. Earlier at this time, the PTI nominated celebration secretary normal Umar Ayub Khan, grandson of former navy dictator Ayub Khan, as its prime ministerial candidate.

The PTI gave a name for nationwide “peaceable protests” on February 17 (Saturday) in opposition to its “marginalisation” within the nation’s politics, saying it won’t enable the folks’s mandate for it to be “stolen” by rivals events.

The developments come within the backdrop of the outcomes of Pakistan’s normal elections the place no political celebration getting a transparent majority,

On Tuesday, two of the nation’s main political events – the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Social gathering (PPP) – stated they may type a coalition authorities after the February 8 inconclusive elections.

If the coalition involves fruition, Imran Khan’s PTI will stay out of energy, regardless of over 100 independents backed by the celebration profitable the February 8 polls.

‘Stolen’ mandate

In a change of techniques, the PTI stated it’s going to countrywide protests over the weekend in opposition to the alleged rigging in elections whereas becoming a member of the nationwide and provincial assemblies.

The celebration beforehand had opted to both boycott or stroll out of the assemblies whereas launching protests however the brand new technique confirmed that it wished to construct stress from inside Parliament and likewise exterior on the streets to press for its demand to rectify the outcomes, which it says had been rigged.

PTI senior chief Barrister Gohar Ali Khan instructed journalists after assembly former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Adiala Jail stated that his celebration chief has given directions to carry peaceable protests throughout the nation.

“The PTI staff will maintain peaceable protests throughout the nation on Saturday in opposition to manipulation and rigging within the elections,” he stated.

‘Gained’t share energy with any celebration’

The PTI chief refuted experiences of forming a authorities with the PPP. “We won’t negotiate with the PPP. The PTI’s founder Imran Khan’s clear stance is that he won’t share energy with the PML-N and PPP,” Gauhar maintained.

“This election will decide how free the folks of Pakistan are,” Gauhar stated, including that his celebration won’t enable for the mandate to be “stolen”.

Gohar Ali Khan claimed that his celebration had managed to win 180 seats within the Nationwide Meeting within the normal elections on February 8, however an try was made to ‘rob’ its mandate by alleged rigging.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday night time nominated 72-year-old Shehbaz because the prime ministerial candidate. To type a authorities, a celebration should win 133 seats out of 265 contested seats within the 266-member Nationwide Meeting.

Unbiased candidates, principally backed by Khan’s PTI, received 101 seats. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N has received 75 seats and former international minister Bilawal Bhutto’s PPP has secured 54 seats.

The PTI-backed candidates ran as independents as a result of celebration shedding the election image of bat’ following controversy surrounding its intra-party elections.

Gohar Ali Khan additionally invited different political events to take part within the protests in opposition to the alleged rigging.

“All we ask is that you just take part and it’s a query of your freedom,” he stated.

He additionally warned in opposition to the arrest of its staff who can be becoming a member of peaceable protests which is their authorized and constitutional proper.

Earlier, PTI chief Hammad Azhar had stated in a message that his celebration would quickly maintain a protest procession throughout Punjab province in opposition to the alleged rigging.

“All of the candidates and staff of Punjab ought to begin getting ready for a peaceable protest on an emergency foundation,” he stated in a message on X.

He had additionally introduced that individuals ought to put together to come back out on Imran Khan’s name in opposition to the stolen mandate’.

PTI has learnt a lesson from its previous mistake of resigning from Parliament and from Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial assemblies in 2022 which added to its hardships. The PTI determined to resign enmasse in 2022 after Imran Khan’s authorities misplaced a no-confidence movement in opposition to him in Parliament and needed to resign.

Umar Ayub Khan named as PM candidate?

In the meantime, the PTI earlier nominated the celebration secretary normal Umar Ayub Khan, grandson of former navy dictator Ayub Khan, as its prime ministerial candidate.

“I’m hopeful that Umar Ayub Khan will likely be elected as Prime Minister,” former PTI speaker Asad Qaiser stated whereas speaking to media individuals after assembly Imran Khan within the Adiala Jail at Rawalpindi, the place he has been lodged since September final yr.

PTI high chief Gohar Khan additionally confirmed that Umar Ayub Khan was nominated as PM by Imran Khan himself. “We are going to strive our greatest that our candidate wins,” he stated speaking to the media.

Who’s Umar Ayub Khan?

Umar Ayub Khan, 54, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) earlier than the 2018 normal elections after shedding the 2013 polls as a candidate of the PML-N from Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Umar Ayub Khan belongs to the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is a grandson of former navy dictator Ayub Khan. He received from Nationwide Meeting Constituency NA-18 and likewise served thrice as a member of the Nationwide Meeting.

Umar was elected as a member of the Nationwide Meeting for the primary time on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League-Q in 2002 and was the Minister of State for Finance from 2004 to 2007 through the regime of former navy dictator Pervez Musharraf.

He was the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-N from Haripur within the yr 2013 however was defeated by a PTI candidate. He alleged rigging and re-voting was held in seven polling stations of this constituency and Umar Ayub Khan received after re-polling.

He joined the PTI earlier than the 2018 normal elections and received on the celebration ticket. Later he served as Minister for Financial Affairs within the PTI authorities.

In the meantime, Gohar Khan additionally stated that the celebration founder nominated Mian Aslam Iqbal because the candidate for the chief minister of Punjab whereas Salar Saheb was nominated because the chief minister candidate for the Balochistan meeting.

(With inputs from companies)