Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday decided to end the Jail Bharo Tehreek.
According to details move to end Jail Bharo Tehreek came after the Supreme Court issues orders to the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold the Election in Punjab and KPK within 90 days.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) verdict in the election Suo Motu notice and announced the suspension of the “Jail Bharo Tehreek”, saying the party will move forward with election campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab.
“We welcome the SC judgment. It was the responsibility of SC to uphold the Constitution and they have valiantly done that through their judgment today,” the former prime minister said after the top court’s ruling to hold elections in the provinces within 90 days.
In today’s verdict, the Supreme Court asked the president to consult with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and fix a date for elections in Punjab while the governor KP was ordered to announce a date for the election in the province.
PTI Jail Bharo Tehreek
Remember that Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) commenced ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ (court arrest movement) from Lahore as the party’s senior leaders including Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Azam Swati voluntarily surrendered themselves to the law enforces.
The ‘court arrest’ drive was launched in protest over “violations of the fundamental rights”, “abuse of the Constitution”, “unprecedented inflation” and “economic meltdown”.
