Independent Report
QUETTA: The Chairman Pashtoonkhaw Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and head of the opposition alliance, Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Aayeen Pakistan, Mehmood Khan Achakzai said that we want such Pakistan where every nationality has equal rights. He said that only way out of running the country lies in supremacy of constitution and law.
He described the PML-N’s Shahbaz Sharif government as illegitimate and as such it has no right to rule the country.
He said that we would launch movement against the government, which came into being through might and manipulation. He said that Pakistan would become best country in the world only when due rights are given to the all.
He said that it is unavoidable to give all nationalities due rights, as without it, the country can’t run. He said that Pakistan would survive till the day of judgment only when all institutions of the country would work under their respective jurisdictions. He said that this country is ours and it is our homeland, we can make our ends meet.
The integrity of Afghanistan is linked with integrity of Pakistan. We should honour independence and sovereignty of Afghanistan.
The Chairman PkMAP was addressing the public gathering held under auspices of the party marking 51st death anniversary of the renowned Pashtoon nationalist leader, Khan Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai, here at the spacious Sadiq Shaheed Football Ground on Monday.
Other leaders of the PkMAP including Abdul Rahim Ziaratwalk, Dr. Hamid Khan Achakzai, Syed Liaquat Agha, Abdul Qahar Wadhan and others also participated in the public meeting. Besides, a large number of the party workers and other people also attended.
The Chairman PkMAP said that Khan Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai founded the party for gathering the whole Pashtoon nation on a platform. He said that Khan Samad Khan Achakzai waged struggle for rights of the oppressed nationalities and for the cause, he was imprisoned for years. Besides, he (Khan Samad Khan) was not martyred for any enmity or for the sake of any property, rather he was martyred just to assemble the Pashtoon nation.
He said that the founder of PTI talks about the real independence, and we support it. He said that the founder of PTI is the highest vote taking leader in the country, and everyone should take it as reality.
He said that the sooner we would realize this fact, it would be better.
The Chairman PkMAP once against demanded of the rulers to release the PTI founder, as nothing would happen by overlooking it.
He said a popular political ideology and leader can not be eliminated.
He proposed a solution to the current political crisis, stating that imprisoning Imran Khan and his party leaders, shooting at peaceful processions and killing innocent workers is not the solution.
He said that a dead Imran Khan would be more dangerous than a living one, he warned.
The Chairman PkMAP asked the bureaucracy and security forces not to pay heed to the illegal orders of the government, otherwise they have to pay the price. He insisted that the only solution to Pakistan’s current crisis is the supremacy of people and the constitution, and the sovereignty of parliament. For this purpose, a broad national dialogue is essential, adding he stressed.
Referring Afghanistan, the Chairman PkMAP said that a sovereign and independent Afghanistan is in favour of Pakistan and there should be no interference in it’s affairs. He said that instability in Afghanistan would bring no benefit to Pakistan. He stressed that Pakistan must participate in every necessary action to ensure Afghanistan’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and peace.
He said that Pashtoon nation is divided in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the Durand Line.
About the general elections, Mehmood Khan Achakzai said that we had succeeded in different election constituencies in the general elections, but allegedly got defeated intentionally.
He on the occasion expressed concern over the law and order situation in Pashtoon and Baloch areas and stressed that the people should be given due rights besides political and economic autonomy.
He said that in Pishin district alone, 125,000 acres of land have been allotted to a resident of Sahiwal, which is causing political unrest and sense of deprivation across the Pashtoon belt.
He on the occasion demanded immediate compensation to the families of labourers killed in Duki, Harnai, Sanjavi and Rada Sham.
About the alleged killing of PTI workers during protest of PTI in Islamabad, the Chairman PkMAP said that the government has no right to fire bullets on the protesters, even they were protesting for their demands. He said that the government should tender apology to the bereaved families of those killed during the Islamabad’s protest.
In the end, the Chairman PkMAP also raised slogans of long live democratic Pakistan and stable Afghanistan.
Earlier, the leaders of PkMAP paid rich tributes to Khan Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai for his struggle waged for the rights of Pashtoons and other oppressed and marginalized segments of the society. They said that Khan Achakzai devoted his entire life against the oppression and raised voice for rights of the people.
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