Announce election date immediately and dissolve assemblies, former PM tells govt at Multan rally
\n Islamabad
\nFormer prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday said that his party\u2019s planned anti-government long march would begin between 25th to 29th May due to some \u201cnew developments\u201d.
\n\u201cThere have been some new developments recently and all the dissenting members have been disqualified. On Sunday in Peshawar, I have called the PTI\u2019s core committee meeting [to choose a final date of the long march],\u201d he said while addressing a large public gathering in Multan\u2019s Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh Stadium.
\nThe ousted premier said that the long march will begin between May 25 to 29 and everybody will know about the exact day after Sunday\u2019s meeting.
\nHe said that the PTI will demand only one thing during its long march that is the date of the general election after dissolving assemblies. \u201cIt is not about politics anymore… What we\u2019re witnessing is a revolution,\u201d he added.
\nThe former prime minister said that the federal capital is about to see an ocean of people which would not only be a record for Pakistan but for the entire world.
\nNo revolution succeeds if the youth and women of that nation do not participate in it, he added.
\n\u201cI always prayed to God to awaken our nation and make them aware so that they do not bow down their heads in front of any superpower or mafia and the Almighty has listened to my prayers.\u201d
\nHe revealed that when he was coming to the rally venue, he was receiving messages that his life was in danger. \u201cFear of dying, of embarrassment, of losing a job … they make a big person small. Until you break the shackles of fear, you cannot become a great nation.\u201d
\nThe PTI chief said: \u201cNo soldier has earned any medal who fears death, the cricketer who is afraid of losing never becomes a great cricketer, if a batsman is afraid of getting hit by a fast bowler, he can never become a great batsman.\u201d
\nHe went on to say that corrupt politicians have made the nation fearful that until we don\u2019t polish the boots of Americans, we cannot go forward. \u201cWe have a history of such leaders who sold the independence of this country to Americans. Our leaders never allowed us to become a great nation.\u201d
\n\u201cI wanted to lift my people [life] and that is why they conspired against me… who was involved in this conspiracy? Those who ruled the country for 30 years. They wanted me to give NRO [amnesty] like [former military ruler] Musharraf. They kept talking bad about me and my politics and their only objective was to forgive them for their corruption.\u201d
\nHe said that Pakistan\u2019s loans increased by four times during the tenure of former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. \u201cThey tried to blackmail me so I could forgive them in their corruption cases. Musharraf forgave them to save his govt.\u201d
\n\u201cI ask PML-N supporters whether a society ever accepts a jackal as its leader. Can a jackal become a leader?\u201d he questioned
\nTalking about Nawaz\u2019s departure to London, Imran said that his government thought he might not be able to sit on the plane due as his health condition was so serious.
\n\u201cOne of our ministers, Shireen Mazari, started crying during a cabinet meeting,\u201d he said, adding that as soon as Nawaz Sharif boarded the plane, all his diseases went away and when he reached London, he became a politician again.
\n\u201cTell me the PML-N people how can you follow this liar,\u201d he questioned again.
\nThe government, he said, is \u201cscared of raising the petrol and diesel prices. \u201cThey want to call an NSC meeting for it so they can blame the military for it.\u201d
\nTalking about the alleged US conspiracy which, according to him, toppled his government, Imran said that US Deputy Secretary of State for South Asia Donald Lu told our ambassador to the US that Pakistan will face consequences if the no-confidence motion against him does not succeed and if it does, all will be forgiven.
\n\u201cThis nation does not need anyone\u2019s forgiveness, it is a proud nation,\u201d he added.
\nUnfortunately, he further said that the elites of the country became fearful of the US threat. \u201cThey all got involved and removed an elected prime minister. They thought that would be the end of the PTI. They tried to bury the PTI but on the contrary, it has awakened the entire nation.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is the biggest revolution in the history of Pakistan. The mafia, who ruled us for 30 years, is about to be buried.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Announce election date immediately and dissolve assemblies, former PM tells govt at Multan rally Islamabad Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday said that his party\u2019s planned anti-government long march would begin between 25th to 29th May due to some \u201cnew developments\u201d. \u201cThere have been some new developments recently and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2833,7481,158],"class_list":{"0":"post-261673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-imran-khan","9":"tag-islamabad-long-march","10":"tag-pti"},"yoast_head":"\n