Fresh elections: Imran demands formation of caretaker government

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has demanded of mid-term elections under Supreme Court, a neutral caretaker set up, independent election commission and new electoral rolls.
"Only a neutral caretaker government, set up with the blessings of the Supreme Court, can hold free and fair elections under an independent election commission and transparent Nadra based electoral rolls. Free and fair election could not be held in the presence of this government and President Aisf Ali Zardari," PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday expressed these views while addressing a news conference after the meeting of his party's Central Executive Committee(CEC).
The PTI Chief lauded the Chief Justice of Pakistan for his historic decision to remove the bogus votes and register almost 37 million new voters by December 2011. He said the PTI would mobilise the youth in each constituency to register their votes.
He also strongly condemned the government for letting loose a reign of terror in Karachi. He said the situation in Karachi is reminiscent of a civil war where killers of innocent citizens are roaming the streets of Karachi with impunity. The writ of the government has all but collapsed, he claimed.
The PTI Chairman said that free and fair elections under a caretaker government set up by the President who is also the co-chairman of the PPP is only wishful thinking. He said the massive rigging in the AJK elections and a number of bye-elections is proof that the general elections under a PPP caretaker government cannot be free and fair.
"To save the country from bloodshed which would be an inevitable consequence of rigged elections, the PTI intends to intensify its remove-the-government campaign and expects the Supreme Court to take decisive action to remove the present destructive government and install a truly neutral caretaker set up. The PM and President should be held in contempt of court for obstructing the implementation of Supreme Court judgements," he said.
He said that the government has failed to resolve the problems of the people. The government is destroying vital state institutions and causing irreparable damage to the economy, he added.
The PTI Chairman said that the PML(N) and the PPP are both responsible for the present mess in the country. He said those who provided support to the government in the last three and half years cannot suddenly become the saviours of the country. "The grand alliance initiative of the PML-N is a grand fraud alliance. If the PML-N is serious about removing the government, it should resign from Parliament and the Punjab Government," he claimed.
Irman Khan said that Central Executive Committee of the PTI has decided to hold a series of protest demonstrations in Islamabad as part of its "Hakumat Hatao, Mulk Bachao" movement.
Announcing the decisions of the CEC, he said that that a public meeting would be held in Faisalabad on July 24 followed by a series of protest demonstrations in Islamabad. He said the series of weekend Dharnas would be held in front of Parliament House in Islamabad in the last week of July and during Ramadan. The exact dates of the Islamabad Dharnas would be announced soon, he said.