Ahsan Iqbal's reaction on Javed Latif's statement regarding level playing field
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00:00 Breaking news was going on that officially targets have been allotted. Congratulations to you, once again the lion has been allotted. PTI Nazariati has been allotted a batsman. Do you think that PTI should be given a batsman so that it is a level playing field and the people can choose whoever they want? Or do you think that PTI has deviated from some rules and that he does not deserve a batsman?
00:24 Look, no one can object to what they get or not. But one principle is that whether it is PTI or Imran Khan, they want to establish a tradition that they are above the law, above the constitution, above the regulations.
00:44 All those rules and regulations that all political parties of Pakistan fulfill and which are bound by the laws of Pakistan to their internal elections in a special way.
01:01 If PTI does not accept those regulations and that it is forgiving them, then is this a tradition of the constitution?
01:15 What did PTI do in its intra-party that other parties do and PTI did not do? What wrong did it do? There is an official action in all the other parties, right?
01:27 This matter is now between PTI and the Election Commission, which, as far as I know, is also under the attention of the Peshawar High Court and the Supreme Court.
01:39 If the Election Commission does not take a correct note from them, then the High Court or the Supreme Court will certainly dismiss it. And if the Supreme Court or the High Court feel that they have not complied, then it is possible that they will ask them to comply.
01:57 So, I don't think there is anything big in this, because PTI has taken this matter to court and we should wait for the court to decide in accordance with the appropriate method.
02:10 But, Mr. Ahsan, interestingly, some of your opinions in this environment, when cases were closed in the courts of Nawaz Sharif, the sentence was suspended, the decision was suspended, the decision of 62-1-f was made, and I am not going into that debate that what happened or not.
02:23 But in this environment, if any decision is made in favor of PTI, as you said, it is between them and the Supreme Court, but whenever such a decision is made, your opponents are still sitting on the right and saying that Imran Khan is the favorite of the courts.
02:36 So, if you get a chance, then you will have to say that, look, the favorite got a chance.
02:40 Look, I understand that since this is a matter under the Supreme Court's scrutiny, and whatever the Supreme Court decides, all parties will accept it, so there is no room for any kind of controversy in this.
02:53 Everyone respects the Supreme Court, and even today I was hearing that Imran Khan has also said that he will not comment on any decision of the Supreme Court, which is a good thing.
03:02 And we will also respect the Supreme Court's decision.
03:06 Okay, and this is a matter of level playing field, so Mr. Ahsan, listen to this, Mr. Javed Latif has also said a little while ago in a news program, we will discuss the level playing field, that who are you asking for the level playing field?
03:18 You listen to this, then I will take the answer from him.
03:21 Sir, level playing field, who are you asking for, tell me this.
03:24 I am asking for the level playing field from all the institutions in Pakistan that make decisions. I am requesting them, the institutions in which people have put allegations on us.
03:41 This is a message to the establishment, so is this a party policy or a personal opinion?
03:46 No, this can be Mr. Javed Latif's personal opinion. I think that the level playing field was snatched from the Pakistan Muslim League in 2018.
03:56 And today everyone knows that the way Nawaz Sharif was dismissed, removed from the leadership of the party, and he was dismissed permanently.
04:06 All those decisions were made under a conspiracy, without any merit, and this is the reason why the PTI was tried to give an advantage by removing Nawaz Sharif from the path.
04:20 So if those false cases of Nawaz Sharif, which were unjustified against him, are being relieved in that and the demands of justice are being met,
04:29 then from the point of view of the Muslim League, it is the level playing field that our leaders should have the right to lead the party, to participate in their electoral process.
04:41 So you are getting the level playing field, right?
04:44 Yes, we have no objection to any level playing field, nor do we ask anyone.
04:50 We want that the decisions should be made under the law and the Supreme Court has declared those decisions that were made against Nawaz Sharif in 2017 and 2018, and the High Court has also declared them unjustified.
05:02 So this was our biggest disadvantage that our leader was removed from the electoral process.
05:09 Now the Muslim League does not believe in any level playing field. We have faith in the support of the people, and we have faith in the people's support.
05:25 We have tested all three parties in Pakistan, from 2008 to 2013, we ruled from 2013 to 2018, and PTI ruled from 2018 to 2022.
05:40 The people of Pakistan know who made the most progress, who came out of the bottle of inflation, who ended the instability and terrorism in Pakistan, who revived terrorism in Pakistan.
05:55 So now the people of Pakistan can make very informed decisions.
05:59 Now it is not that I am new, give me a chance to see.
06:02 Those four years were a dream for the people. No plan can count, no PTI can count that Imran Khan has built in four years.
06:12 Except I will not leave him, he is a thief, he is a dacoit, he is a threat.
06:18 Other than this, the people have learned a lot.
06:20 So just give everyone a chance to play openly, let everyone do their work in front of the people, then the people can elect whoever they want, give everyone an equal opportunity.
06:27 Mr. Wasim, everyone should get a chance, but at the same time, keep in mind that the incident of 9th May is one of the darkest hours in the history of Pakistan.
06:43 And those people who attacked the security institutions of Pakistan, who destroyed the memories of the martyrs, who burned the house of the Qaid-e-Azam, if you apologize on this basis and give them that the level should be playing field, what action can you take against a terrorist group in the future?
07:05 Leave all the terrorists you have arrested.