Police ask again Imran to appear in Police Station,
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that a free and fair general election is the only solution to the present political crisis of the country,
In an exclusive interview with a private TV Channel, the former prime minister said that economic stability is not possible without political stability in the country.
He said the people of Sindh are yearning for change as their money is being stolen and transferred to Dubai. The powerful class in Sindh diverted the flood water to the lands of poor farmers to save their lands, he added.
Imran Khan said the flood had affected Sindh the most because there was no drainage system for flood, while the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration swung into action and took measures to drain the water despite receiving heavy rains. He said the Sindh government populated routes of water in Sindh’s Katcha areas and nullahs in Karachi, therefore the destruction was inevitable. He said that former president Asif Ali Zardari cannot move in the interior areas of Sindh province freely or without protocol as people would beat him. The people of Sindh are fed up with the Zardari mafia,
In Pakhtunkhwa, people were saved from floods due to better governance and timely arrangements. We will collect donations through another telethon for flood victims on Sunday,
PTI Chief said that the Election Commission of Pakistan postponed the by-polls in the hope of his disqualification from the court. He said when they heard the court’s remarks, they thought that something could happen to Imran Khan such as he could be disqualified. So, they thought that why not they wait for his disqualification and then announce the polls, he hinted.
The former prime minister said the coalition government lost the by-elections in Punjab despite enormous support from the ECP.
He said that the government chose seats where the PML-N was apparently strong but after seeing the massive crowd attending the PTI rally in Chishtian, it decided to postpone the elections. He said the people of Chishtian were aware of everything.
Imran Khan said that ECP is engaged in conspiracies to throw me out on technical grounds. “ECP wants to announce general elections by disqualifying me under any pretext. Chief Election Commissioner is trying to get me out as a worker of PML-N,” he added.
PTI Chairman said that never in the country’s history inflation had boosted so much. He feared a shortage of grains this year because of flooding. He recalled that he found the country on the verge of bankruptcy in 2018 and put it on the road to development with great efforts. Despite accepting IMF conditions, the rupee continues to lose value, he lamente
He asked the opposition, “as long as you cling to the chair, you will sink your own boat”.
I believe in democracy but I will not compromise with thieves under any circumstances, Imran Khan maintained.
He said that the nation has known me for 50 years, and they would never believe that I am a terrorist. My arrest is a small thing, I am ready to sacrifice my life for real freedom, he vowed.
He was of the opinion that a no-confidence move against him never succeeded without the help of the establishment. “Imran Khan has no interest in bringing down the government by paying bribes. If I had to use state money to defeat a no-confidence move, I had state resources above all, he said.
Imran Khan announced that tomorrow in Gujranwala he will announce the next most important phase of my movement.
Meanwhile, Islamabad Police sent yet another notice to former prime minister and PTI Chairman in which he was asked to appear before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) at Margallah police station at 5:00 PM today for questioning in connection with his remarks against a lady magistrate at the party’s rally at the federal capital’s F-9 Park,
PTI chairman was reminded in the notice that he had failed to show up yesterday despite summons. “You are on bail until September 12; so you better appear before the JIT today for questioning,” read the Notice
Imran’s Chief Security Officer Raja Tahir received the Notice
In his reply submitted to the JIT yesterday, PTI chairman said that he had remained the country’s prime minister, and through his speech he did not mean to cause the magistrate any harm. “Police had tortured party leader Shahbaz Gill during detention because of his political affiliation,” he said, adding, “Even the report submitted to the I High Court
“Therefore, the terrorism case was registered against me with a mala fide intent,” he said, and requested the JIT to give him a clean chit in the case.
