Imran files complaint in IHC against Interior Minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan filed an application in the Islamabad High Court on Monday against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for issuing “direct threats” against him and his party (IHC).

On Saturday, the minister told a private news channel that “the country’s politics have been brought to the point where only one of the two [PTI and PML-N] is possible.”

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Sanaullah also stated that when the ruling party believes its existence is threatened, it can go to any length against its main political rival—without regard for “what is illegal or undemocratic.”

Imran has asked the IHC to intervene in the case, requesting that the court prevent his arrest and the respondents from carrying out their “plans.”

Notably, in addition to Sanaullah, the federal government, the Inspector General of Police in Islamabad, and the SSP operations have been named as respondents in the case.

PTI seeks court assistance.

According to PTI Secretary General Asad Umar, courts should take note of Sanaullah’s statements, and the party “has no intention of threatening his existence.”

“We did not file any cases in government,” he explained, adding that “all cases against Sanaullah were referred to the National Accountability Bureau.”

He also decried the crackdown on PTI workers, claiming that “500 PTI workers have been arrested in Islamabad alone.”

Shiekh Rashid, a former minister and the leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML), also condemned the interior minister’s remarks.

“They usurped the state,” Rashid claimed, adding that Sanaullah “wishes bloodshed in the country.”