PTI plans protests against Mohsin Naqvi's appointment.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has rejected the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as the caretaker Punjab chief minister, who, he said,' had a major role in the 'regime change conspiracy' against his government and was given the importance assignment to rig the upcoming elections in Punjab.Addressing a televised press conference here on Monday, he said that the ECP caused irreparable damage to the country and announced to approach the court against Naqvi's appointment, who was appointed by the same people who redlined use.

'When I was in power, I received a report about a man who tried the most to topple the PTI's government. His name was Mohsin Naqvi. The intelligence bureau also gave a report on his activities,' Khan added. Imran said the role of caretaker set-up is like a neutral umpire, adding:

'The appointment of Mohsin Naqvi proved the partiality of the election commission, who will appoint police officers and other bureaucrats who will rig the elections.' The PTI Chairman vowed that he would not accept a corrupt person in such a high-ranking post, who worked as a messenger between Zardari and Nawaz and even Bajwa. Imran urged the nation to come out onto the streets and prove that they 'are not cattle. 'We cannot accept a person who is following an agenda and has conspired against me in the past,' he added.

'What would be the reputation of a man whom Zardari takes as his son? Naqvi neither possesses the moral standards nor the impartiality,' Khan said. He further said: 'In 2018, Naqvi returned Rs 3.5 million to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and accepted that he had stolen money.'

'The standards of our democracy have degraded so much that no one trusts the government to conduct transparent elections. The basic reason behind a caretaker government is its neutrality.' 'Peaceful protest demonstrations will be held in Lahore and Rawalpindi on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively,' he said, adding that later they would hold protests in Faisalabad, Multan and other cities. 'Now they will make all-out efforts to defeat our party in the elections through rigging,' he said. Khan said that a caretaker set-up was established to hold fair and free elections and PTI recommended appropriate names for the non-partisan slot of the caretaker Punjab CM.

'We selected Nasir Khosa who served as the principal secretary of Nawaz Sharif, whereas Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera is the...

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