ISLAMABAD:Federal Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that PTI rioters crossed “red lines” on May 9 in a way that was never seen before in the history of Pakistan.

Talking to the media on the occasion of his visit to Lahore Corpse Commander House (Jinnah House), he said the events that happened on May 9 across the country have suggested that it was a kind of coup. Khawaja Asif reiterated the decision to ban the PTI would be made in parliament after consultation with coalition parties.

Asif doubted that the public reaction always ensues spontaneously. He said that it was a “planned attack” on military installations. “It was a revolt against the state. There was no response to when someone attempted to murder Imran Khan.”

Across the worlds, there have been instances of attacks on civilian installations, but never has it happened that you attack and disrespect your martyrs’ memorials,” he maintained. He questioned that there was no such reaction when Imran Khan was shot, so why did it happen upon his arrest?

“May 9 is a black day in our history when workers of a terrorist party burnt effigies of Quaid-e-Azam,” he hinted, adding that these people are not Pakistan, they must be Pakistani as per their passport.

“On May 9, not a single civilian installation was attacked. “This is unforgivable,” he added.

The PML-N leader said that he came to see the plight of Jinnah House. “It was brutally attacked on May 9. Asif said that Imran Khan always targeted Pakistan Army in his statements. The attackers were not Pakistanis by religion and ideology.

“They didn’t spare even spare the martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for our future,” Khawaja Asif said. “Insulting martyrs’ memorials is intolerable and unforgivable.”

There are hundreds of differences, but what happened on that day is beyond comprehension, added Khawaja. Wherever the attack took place on May 9, the message was given to the world that the country was weakening.