PTI lambastes govt for 'using religion to instil hatred' against Imran.

ISLAMABAD -- Leaders of the PTI on Wednesday lambasted the coalition government - particularly the PML-N - for 'using religion to instil and spread hatred' against party chief and former prime minister Imran Khan.

'PML-N is running an organised and planned campaign to make Imran Khan controversial [for the people],' former religious affairs minister Noorul Haq Qadri said at a press conference in Islamabad, alongside fellow PTI leaders Asad Qaiser and Iftikhar Durrani.

His comments came hours after PML-N leader Javed Latif, in a press conference, accused the PTI chief of 'attacking the basic principles of Islam' by 'supporting' the Ahmediyya community during his tenure.

'When Imran made the Naya Pakistan, units of Qadianis became active in Karachi [...] Did Imran not give interviews to the foreign media in which he said that Qadianis will be given religious freedom,' Latif said.

Condemning Latif's remarks, Qadri said: 'When I joined Imran Khan, it was not just for his political ideology but also his religious ideology,' he said, recalling that the policies formed during the PTI government's tenure were proof of his love and respect toward the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Qadri went on to say that the 'war being waged by the government was very dangerous as it would create divisions and violence'. 'These are the people who want to spread hatred and chaos in the land,' he added.

Similarly, former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser said that Latif's statements today were aimed at instigating religious hatred among the people. 'This is condemnable.'

Imran, he said, was currently at the height of his popularity. 'PTI is the only party which signifies unity today because it has members from all religious sects and cultures,' he said.

'Today, we are here to tell you that when we were in the government, and even today, you have seen our work for upholding Islam and the Prophet (PBUH),' Qaiser added.

Meanwhile, former federal minister Iftikhar Durrani said that the government was violating the National Action Plan and...