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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who is a senior PTI leader, asserted on Saturday that his provincial government did not support any operation \u2014 a reference to military action in various parts of the province against militants.<\/p>\n
Addressing a PTI rally in Peshawar, he said, \u201cWe will not allow any operation and do not support it \u2026 Federal government, listen. The KP government does not support operation or displacement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gandapur called on the \u201cfederal institutions\u201d to talk to Afghanistan and resolve the issue of terrorism in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want war and we will raise our voice against it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Gandapur has been shifting positions on the matter.<\/p>\n
In July, he said<\/a> in a heavily-edited video message that the armed for\u00adces were in the province at the request of the KP government and should be treated as \u201cguests\u201d and with respect.<\/p>\n This came in complete contrast to another video statement issued by him following a PTI parliamentary meeting a day ago, in which he said that innocent civilians were martyred in a military offensive launched against militants in Bajaur district. He added that such operations had a negative impact and eroded trust between people and the forces.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the PTI remained opposed to military action.<\/p>\n More recently on Tuesday, he said<\/a> that mortar shelling, drone strikes and using fighter jets against terrorists was the constitutional right of the military and that the provincial government could not stop it.<\/p>\n At the rally today, the KP CM also urged the judiciary to serve justice in line with the Constitution. \u201cDeliver justice to Imran Khan, his wife and the people,\u201d Gandapur said.<\/p>\n The CM further stated that PTI\u2019s struggle for \u2018Haqeeqi Azadi<\/em>\u2019 would continue until it achieved success.<\/p>\n Addressing army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, he said, \u201cIt is obligatory on you to play your role and sort out Imran\u2019s issue\u201d just as the PTI founder had played his role during the May conflict with India asked the people to stand with the armed forces.<\/p>\n Earlier the rally, PTI leader Faisal Javed announced that \u201cvideo messages\u201d from Imran would be played at the rally.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a while, Imran Khan will speak to you on this screen, Peshawar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Later, a video of an address by Imran was played, but it seemed to be from a previous public gathering.<\/p>\n Party leader Azam Swati also addressed the gathering and vowed to stand tall and \u201ccontinue to bear cruelty and barbarity\u201d until Imran\u2019s release from jail. He expressed the hope that Imran would soon come out of jail and lead the country towards development, prosperity and peace.<\/p>\nGandapur calls for justice<\/h2>\n
Rally arrangements<\/h2>\n