Those involved in imposing the system of tyranny will be held accountable on the day of judgement, says PTI chief
\n Islamabad
\nFormer prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has asked the state institutions as to why did they allow \u2018crooks\u2019 to come into power by toppling his legitimate government through a no-trust vote in parliament earlier this year.
\nHe made these remarks while addressing his party\u2019s power show at Islamabad\u2019s Parade Ground, which was held to protest against the coalition government led by PML-N on Saturday night.
\n\u201cI did not stage a sit-in because we knew that a sea of people will come out in the evening and there were chances of clashes as people were angry due to police crackdown on protesters,\u201d he said while referring to the much-hyped \u2018Haqeeqi Azadi March\u2019 protest that he called off abruptly in May.
\nImran said the incumbent rulers wanted PTI to clash with institutions and law enforcement agencies but his decision to end the protest in the federal capital averted bloodshed.
\nThe former premier said the incumbent rulers did not have any stake in the country as all their \u201cstolen assets\u201d were stashed abroad.
\n\u201cIt makes no difference to them if currency depreciates and country suffers setbacks because they don\u2019t have to live and die here,\u201d he added.
\nCalling the Sharif and Zardari families corrupt, Imran asked the institutions, \u201cWhy did you allow thieves to be imposed on Pakistan\u201d.
\n\u201cIs curbing corruption from the country only my responsibility? They closed down corruption cases worth billions of rupees by amending the NAB law,\u201d he remarked.
\n\u201cIsn\u2019t it your responsibility too? Or only I am responsible to protect this country,\u201d the former PM asked the institutions.
\n\u201cPeople have taken to the streets across the country and they are sending the message through protests to the institutions that there is still time to save this country from thieves.\u201d
\nImran said people neither have accepted the \u201cUS conspiracy\u201d nor will they allow these \u201cthieves\u201d to rule.
\nWhile referring to a statement of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other political leaders, Imran said no premier ever in the world has called his nation \u201cbeggars\u201d.
\n\u201cThese two families have been ruling this country for 30 years then who is responsible for destroying this country,\u201d Imran said while referring to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif\u2019s statement that country was on ventilator.
\n\u201cI want to send a message to everyone that if someone thinks that people of this country will accept those who worship money, then listen to me you are wrong.\u201d
\nCondemning last night\u2019s attack on senior journalist Ayaz Amir in Lahore, Imran said such tactics cannot silence the dissent as people have broken the \u201cidol of fear\u201d.
\n\u201cI want to a send a message to my institutions that the intimidation tactics to silence the dissent and lodging FIRs against journalists will not work.\u201d
\nSpeaking about the upcoming by-elections in Punjab, Imran said PML-N can never win the polls without rigging it.
\n\u201cThey will rig the elections with the help of Election Commission of Pakistan which has become controversial and biased\u2026 it can never conduct free and fair elections.\u201d
\nThe former premier said he introduced electronic voting machines (EVMs) to make the electoral process transparent. \u201cAll political parties and the ECP did not allow elections to be held through EVM,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cThey [political opponents] can only win this through rigging because people are against them\u2026 not people but umpire is with them.\u201d
\nImran vowed to win the forthcoming by-elections, saying despite alleged rigging attempts his party will defeat the rival parties.
\n\u201cWe will never accept this imported government\u2026 no matter what tactics they employ, people will never accept them.\u201d
\nThe PTI chairman led a convoy to the venue from Rawalpindi earlier in the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Those involved in imposing the system of tyranny will be held accountable on the day of judgement, says PTI chief Islamabad Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has asked the state institutions as to why did they allow \u2018crooks\u2019 to come into power by toppling his legitimate government through a no-trust […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n