Islamabad, Pakistan – The main opposition party in Pakistan has threatened a nationwide shutdown to “get rid of the government” if the authorities continue what it alleges is the mistreatment of its founder, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been in jail since August last year.
Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, issued the “warning” on Monday to the federal government and the government in Punjab province, both led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party.
