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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf criticises govt stance of terming all dissent as anti-state

Islamabad, Dec 28 (UNI) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought re-evaluation of state policies even as it slammed the administration’s stance of labelling all dissent and political opposition as ‘anti-state’.
The party went on to warn the PML-N-led ruling dispensation that such activities can brew conflict, and create a law and order situation.
The party’s response came after a statement issued by the Director General of the Inter-Services-Public-Relations (the media wing of the Pakistan military) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in a press conference on Dec 27, where he labelled PTI as the mastermind behind the May 9 riots in 2023.
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