SHANGLA: Former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that the establishment must intervene to save the country from bankruptcy as if it turns a blind eye to the country’s deteriorating condition people will never forget it.
Addressing a public gathering in Shangla district KPK on Thursday, he said that the country’s ideology had been compromised and that puppets of the US have been imposed on the country through a US-backed conspiracy.
PTI chairman said that by Saturday, he will complete the party’s organization in Peshawar and announce the next phase of the Haqiqi Azadi movement during his upcoming rally in Dir the same day.
The ex-premier said that the establishment must intervene to save the country from bankruptcy, he added that it was a destination that the current rulers were steering Pakistan towards.
He added that the establishment keeps repeating that it is neutral, but the people know that real power resides with them.
The PTI chairman said that the establishment could stay neutral if it wants, but the people will never forget how it turned a blind eye to the country’s deteriorating condition.
In a thinly veiled reference to his controversial disintegration comments, Imran said that the Soviet Union also disintegrated because of its weak economy despite having an array of sophisticated arms.
He said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif fears that his wealth parked abroad would be seized if he goes against the US.
The PTI chairman criticized the government for rising fuel prices and ignoring the purchase of the commodity at a cheaper price from Russia to appease the US. He said that the incumbent government could not take any decision without US’ permission.
He also accused the government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of colluding in gerrymandering in delimitations. He further claimed that the government and ECP planned to rig the upcoming general elections and destroy the democracy of the country.
Imran Khan reiterated that the Haqiqi Azadi movement will continue till the fresh elections in the country are announced.
He blamed the government for compromising on the Kashmir issue through plans to recommence trade with India without revocation of its measures in disputed Kashmir.
The PTI chairman censured the government for unleashing violence on ‘peaceful’ participants of the long march and commended the people who stood up to and withstood intense shelling, which he claimed was only witnessed once in the country’s history during martial law.
