Govt will respond to PTI march just like we deal with 'terrorists': Azma Bokhari

Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari, strongly criticised PTI's Islamabad march, referring to it as an act of terrorism, stating, “the government will respond to this march on November 24 in the same manner we deal with terrorists.”

Speaking about her case, Bukhari revealed that the accused had confessed during the investigation to posting a controversial video from three separate accounts.

 “These individuals belong to PTI’s propaganda cell,” she alleged.

The provincial minister also disclosed that the rally led by Ali Amin Gandapur to Islamabad had cost Rs81 crore, claiming that MPAs and MNAs were being given Rs 4.4 lakh each to create chaos.

Earlier, during a press conference in Lahore on Tuesday, Bokhari addressed the financial and security challenges faced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.

She highlighted recent incidents in Bannu, where four people were killed and seven officials were arrested along with weapons.

She accused Chief Minister KP Ali Amin Gandapur of misusing government resources to raise slogans of jihad and declare war. 

“The resources that should benefit the people are instead being spent on Bushra Bibi,” she asserted.

Asthma Bokhari further criticised Bushra Bibi, alleging that she was instructing MPAs and MNAs to bring large crowds to the march. 

“Each MPA has been tasked with bringing 5,000 people, and each MNA, 10,000. Is this what political participation looks like?” she remarked.