He said that group of people, who pose threat to country, cannot be called political party         Senior PML-N leader Mian Javed Latif speaks at a press conference in this undated image. — APP/file

LAHORE: Senior PMLN leader Mian Javed Latif has said that the superpower has expressed its concern, although there is no restriction on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

At a press conference, he said that a group of people, who pose a threat to the country, cannot be called a political party.

He said that the PTI had stopped work on the CPEC, and now its founder has said he will close phase two of the CPEC. He stressed that the country cannot afford any trouble now.

He said the PTI is only being considered for a ban; it has not been banned yet. He said that the Tehrik-e-Labaik was banned during the PTI’s era, and today they are screaming, crying, and propagating alleged facilitation.

Javed Latif said the PTI founder wanted to impose strict IMF conditions, and efforts were being made to create conditions like those in Kenya. He emphasised that the country is no longer capable of facing difficult conditions. He remarked that no one seems concerned about Pakistan’s current conditions. “No one calls it a political party that threatens the country,” he maintained.

The PMLN leader urged that all stakeholders should come together and that the secret hands that weakened the state should be exposed. He said that if having Pakistan’s interests at heart is a crime, the whole nation should commit this crime, and will not allow anyone to stop phase two of the CPEC. He also called on politicians to end personal biases against each other and focus on the country’s development.