RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD  -   Incarcerated founding chairman PTI Imran Khan has made it clear that his party would not make coalition with PPP or PML-N for government formation at any level terming them money laundering syndicates.

“We won’t make coalition government with PPP or PMLN because they’re money laundering syndicates, we need dollars in Pakistan right now, but they (PPP, PML-N) will only launder dollars from Pakistan,” said Imran Khan while informally talking to media persons at the Adyala Jail, Rawalpindi, yesterday on the occasion of court hearing of May 9 riots cases.

He claimed that PML-N, PPP, and MQM have won the seats with the help of the establishment, and we won’t talk to them. I’ve met Rauf Hassan today and have also informed him about our decisions. I’ve also told him to gather out winning candidates. 

“I’ve nominated Ali Amin Gan­dapur as our chief minister can­didate in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw and we’ll form a strong govern­ment in the province,” Imran said with conviction. 

Earlier, court Judge Ejaz Asif presided over the hearing where the challan copies were to be distributed to the 498 accused in May 9 cases. Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were present at the courtroom in Ady­ala Jail premises. 

On the occasion, challan cop­ies were not provided to the case accused. The court hearing was later adjourned till February 28. 

“I did not meet anyone and I’m not going to Banigala res­idence. We’re even trying to bring Bushra Bibi to Adyala jail,” Khan replied while answering a question about whether some­one had met him at the jail for a deal or not. 

“I’ve been saying for quite a while that only free and fair elec­tions will bring political stability in the country but these rigged elections will only bring more instability and economic crisis,” said Imran Khan. 

He further said that these were the most rigged elections in the history of Pakistan. “Every party is standing against the rig­ging; media and observers have also been talking about the rig­ging,” he said.

When asked Imran Khan how he knew about the elections, he said, “There’s a punishment which I’m facing from courts and there’s another punishment for me to watch PTV.”

In a message from the jail through his family, Imran ex­pressed his heartfelt gratitude to his supporters and followers for “entrusting PTI with a re­sounding two-thirds majority in the general elections even in the face of harassment and threats.”

At the same time, he warned his political opponents against the “misadventure of forming a government with stolen votes.”

“It was heartening to see the massive turnout. The families voting together, including wom­en and children—truly exempli­fied the essence of democracy,” said the PTI founding chairman.

Imran stated that as the peo­ple of Pakistan had clearly pro­nounced their verdict, there was a dire need for democracy and fairness in Pakistan’s elections. “I warn against the misadven­ture of forming a government with stolen votes. Such daylight robbery will not only be disre­spect to the citizens, but will also push the country’s econo­my further into a downward spi­ral,” he maintained.

Meanwhile, talking to media, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan said that their party, upon the directives of the founding chair­man Imran Khan, will join hands with Majlis-e-Wahdat-Musli­meen (MWM) to form its gov­ernments in Centre and Punjab.

“Those who have emerged vic­torious in the [February 8] polls, should be allowed to form the government as it is their right [do do so], he said while convey­ing Khan’s message.

Meanwhile, welcoming the de­velopment, MWM chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas has said that the party would uncondition­ally accept the PTI founder’s decisions. In a separate state­ment made by PTI leader Bar­rister Gohar, the party would an­nounce its candidates for prime ministership as well as Punjab’s chief minister along with consti­tutional posts of KP and Nation­al Assembly’s speaker and depu­ty speaker by Thursday.