Former PM urges supporters to come to capital as \u2018Punjab Police will not follow CM Hamza\u2019s orders after SC verdict\u2019
\n islamabad
\nFormer prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that families of army personnel will also join him on his march towards Islamabad.
\nHe said that police officials will also send their families with the participants of the long march to the federal capital.
\n\u201cNot only the police officials. The families of government servants will also be joining. I also know that the family of my army will also be coming with us, God willing,\u201d the ousted premier said while addressing a rally in Gujranwala.
\nHe once again hailed the Supreme Court\u2019s decision a day earlier which stated that defecting lawmakers\u2019 votes could not be counted.
\nThe top court announced its opinion on the presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A.
\nAfter the apex court\u2019s verdict, the fate of the Punjab government now hangs in the balance as chief minister Hamza Shehbaz was elected to the post with the help of the votes of 24 PTI dissident MPAs.
\n\u201cI want to pay tribute to Supreme Court because it has gotten rid of some people. Supreme Court not only got rid of them but also embarrassed them,\u201d Imran told the large gathering.
\nSaying that Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz might no longer be in his position after the apex court\u2019s decision, he urged his supporters to come for a long march to Islamabad because not Punjab Police will not create any trouble for them.
\n\u201cNo one was thinking when I will be removed from power, people will take to streets. I want you to come to Islamabad for two reasons. One is because of the US conspiracy. Secondly, to get rid of these criminals who have been imposed upon us.\u201d
\nThe PTI chief said that Pakistan\u2019s industries flourished under his government\u2019s tenure and most industries were established in Pakistan after former president Ayub Khan\u2019s era.
\n\u201cThe entire world was under pandemic. India\u2019s economy was in ruin. During that time we saved our people from coronavirus as well as from poverty. We collected the most tax in the history of Pakistan. We reduced the price of petrol and diesel,\u201d he added.
\nImran Khan said his government was removed from power because Pakistan was achieving economic prosperity. \u201cWe were on the rise but these dacoits brought the government down with the help of US,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cWhen our nation was heading towards prosperity they (current government) toppled our government. Shehbaz Sharif polished the shoes of American ambassadors. Once Maryam Nawaz invited an American ambassador and the way she acted towards her, she might as well have let her walk on her.\u201d
\nImran also said that Pakistan\u2019s biggest thieves and mafia leaders have banded together but thanked the Almighty as the nation has risen and stood up against them. \u201cThese mafias that suck the blood of the nation will receive their comeuppance,\u201d he added.
\nLashing out at former president Asif Ali Zardari, Imran Khan said that Zardari was Pakistan\u2019s biggest beemari (disease). \u201cZardari was happy that all the abuses are being hurdled at Shehbaz. Asif Zardari is the biggest beemari for this nation. He\u2019s enjoying being in the Centre as well as in Sindh and making money. Zardari, you\u2019re too much for Shehbaz.\u201d
\nThe former prime minister said that the Sharif brothers are stuck and don\u2019t know what to do. \u201cThey have the ocean in front of them and behind them, they see Imran Khan along with the entire nation…. what can they do? they\u2019re stuck,\u201d he said and added that there will be an ocean of people in Islamabad soon which will bring an end to the current government\u2019s rule.
\n\u201cPeople ask Shehbaz Sharif what he has done? Why was he in a hurry to become prime minister? Because he had a case and was about to be punished by the FIA. So he used a foreign conspiracy to evade punishment. Shehbaz doesn\u2019t be delusional, we will not let you go,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cSomeone asked me who was involved in bringing your government down, I said all of them… they needed a collective effort to bring me down but don\u2019t care about the premiership because my nation has risen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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