LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) disgruntle leader Aleem Khan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had called Pervaiz Elahi the biggest dacoit of Punjab and now he is being elected as CM only with 10 votes.
Addressing a press conference on Monday, he said that it will be sad to see Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi making Naya Pakistan.
He asked why there was a need for such a struggle when the PML-Q leader was going to be made Punjab’s Chief Minister. He went on to say that he tried to support the premier just so their children to live in an ideal country.
He asked the PTI leadership to bring the person forward who has given more sacrifices, adding he worked night and day for the country and participated in the 126-day sit-in as well and provided financial support to the party.
Aleem Khan claimed of transfers are made on money only. He said Rs30 million are taken to be made DC in Punjab in the Buzdar government.
He asked Prime Minister to hold a debate with him, adding that he would shoot himself if proven wrong. He lamented on being the most criticized PTI leader from Punjab.
he said he regretted dedicating 10 years of his life to the party. “I have supported the PTI with great loyalty, hard work and kept my ego aside. We thought there would be a Naya Pakistan in the face of Imran Khan,” he said.”I’m sad that the person I spent 10 years of my life for is not sincere with the nation.”
Aleem criticised the premier over a number of issues ranging from the National Accountability Bureau “hounding” him to his insistence on retaining Usman Buzdar as the chief minister and then the nomination of PML-Q leader Pervez Elahi as the new Punjab CM.
Aleem rued that he had been branded a “traitor to the PTI” as he called out his critics and claimed that no one in the party had sacrificed more than him.
“Why wasn’t a reference made against me? What proof do you have? Bring it in front of the nation and tell them that these were Aleem Khan’s misdoings and corruption … I promise that if I turn out to be lying then I will shoot myself.” he said.
The PTI dissident levelled a number of allegations against Buzdar as well, saying that he was involved in bribery over transfers and postings in Punjab. He also accused Farah Khan, an associate of the first lady, of being complicit in these transfers.
He said any investigation would uncover who she (Farah) was forwarding the money of her alleged corruption while responding to a question about whether the first lady was also involved in supporting Farah.
Aleem criticised the prime minister for Sunday’s dissolution of the National Assembly as well, questioning what had stopped him from doing so before. He said that the premier could not dissolve the assemblies once a no-confidence resolution was submitted against him.
