PM Shehbaz says Imran harmed Pakistan\u2019s external relation while pursuing \u2018petty politics\u2019
\nNews Desk
\nIslamabad
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that PTI chairman Imran Khan\u2019s rebuttal of the foreign conspiracy narrative was a reminder of the \u201cvicious role he played to harm Pakistan\u2019s external relations while pursuing his own petty politics\u201d.
\nIn an interview with British newspaper Financial Times, Imran \u2014 who has repeatedly claimed that a US-backed conspiracy was behind his ouster in April \u2014 said he no longer \u201cblamed\u201d the US administration for his removal from power.
\nThe PTI chief also said he wanted a \u201cdignified\u201d relationship between Washington and Islamabad. \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned it is over, it\u2019s behind me,\u201d the newspaper quoted Imran as saying.
\nIn a tweet today, the premier said that the nation was shocked by Imran\u2019s \u201cdeceit and treachery inflicting irreparable damage on Pakistan\u201d.
\nMeanwhile, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, in a series of tweets, said that the former premier will have to provide an answer for the apparent change in his narrative. She addressed Imran and said that putting the matter behind him would not suffice.
\n\u201cYou will have to give an answer for the narrative on the basis of which lies and chaos were spread in the country,\u201d she said, adding that withdrawing the claims without giving an explanation would not be enough. \u201cToday is a question mark for all those who believed what Imran said.\u201d
\nLambasting Imran for \u201cplaying with national interest\u201d, the information czar said the former PM cannot get rid of all the accusations by saying \u201cit\u2019s behind me\u201d.
\n\u201cAfter destroying the country with his lies, Imran is now telling everyone to forget the US conspiracy narrative,\u201d she said. \u201cDoes Imran think his supporters are sheep and goats?\u201d The PML-N minister said the PTI chief is backtracking from his narrative of US conspiracy, imported government and the regime change operation because it never existed in the first place. \u201cToday, Imran Khan has given up on his narrative of imported government and regime change,\u201d Marriyum added, saying that the real face of the party\u2019s so-called Haqeeqi Azaadi had been \u201ccompletely exposed\u201d.
\nThe information minister accused Imran of putting the country\u2019s foreign relations in grave danger for the sake of power.
\n\u201cImran played a dirty game with national interests in his lust for power. He pulled off tricks and put the country and its people at stake. After teaching lies to the nation, Imran now says that the US conspiracy is over.\u201d
\nShe questioned how Imran could tell everyone to leave the US conspiracy narrative behind when he had kept appealing to the Supreme Court to take notice of it.
\nClimate Change Minister Sherry Rehman also termed Imran\u2019s recent claims as the \u201cmother of all U-turns\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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