PTI to kick off street protests over selection of Punjab interim CM.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced Monday that his party would take to the streets tomorrow (Tuesday) against Mohsin Naqvi's appointment as Punjab's caretaker chief minister, vowing that he would not accept a "corrupt" person in such a high-ranking post.

In a televised address, the former prime minister said he foresaw the appointment of people to top offices after the election of Naqvi - who took oath as the caretaker CM a day earlier.

'When I was in power, I received a report about a man who tried the most to topple [PTI's] government. His name was Mohsin Naqvi. The intelligence bureau also gave a report on his activities," Khan said, expressing his concerns over the media mogul.

'Mohsin Naqvi will bring all those people who are our staunch opponents,' he added.

Continuing his tirade against the newly-appointed Naqvi, Khan said: 'When I was in power, I received a report about a man who tried the most to topple [PTI's] government. His name was Mohsin Naqvi. The intelligence bureau also gave a report on his activities.'

The deposed prime minister, whose government was toppled last April due to a no-confidence motion against him, censured the Punjab interim chief minister for his association with the Pakistan Peoples Party...

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