Ex-PM accuses PTI founder of orchestrating shameful conspiracy against country and putting national security at risk
\nHaroonabad
\nIn a scathing critique aimed at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif asserted that Khan, sensing his ouster as prime minister, resorted to undermining national security by what Nawaz described as an \u201cattack\u201d on Pakistan.
\nAddressing a convention of PML-N workers in Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar district, he criticised Imran\u2019s economic policies, accusing him of leading the country towards economic turmoil.
\n\u201cI have personally endured injustice, but despite that, I did not allow any harm to come to Pakistan. I did not compromise on national security, nor did I disclose national secrets. However, after sensing that he was about to lose power, Imran Khan attacked Pakistan,\u201d he added.
\nNawaz accused Imran of orchestrating a shameful conspiracy against the country and putting national security at risk.
\nNawaz said that despite facing disqualification, he stands before the public today with his head high. He said, \u201cHearing your slogans, my blood boils with passion. Ask the farmers how much a tractor cost during Nawaz Sharif\u2019s era and inquire about its price today. I ended load-shedding and brought cheap electricity. Tell me, does Nawaz Sharif come to your mind now?\u201d
\nDrawing attention to the rising fuel prices, Nawaz compared the cost of petrol during his tenure to the present, saying, \u201cDuring Nawaz Sharif\u2019s time, petrol was 60 rupees per litre for motorcycles, cars, buses, and trucks. Today, it stands at 250 rupees per litre. Transparency International\u2019s report has just been released, stating that corruption in the country had ended during Nawaz Sharif\u2019s era.\u201d
\nReferring to Imran Khan, he questioned former chief justice Saqib Nisar about why he granted the \u201ccertificate\u201d of Sadiq and Ameen to a person the world calls the most corrupt.
\nAccusing Imran Khan of seeking foreign aid and compromising the country\u2019s sovereignty, Nawaz said, \u201cWe bid farewell to the IMF, and the country stood on its own feet during our tenure. Then, Imran Khan came and went with a begging bowl to other countries. We were the ones conducting nuclear tests but these people torched the statues of the martyrs and disrespected them.\u201d
\nQuestioning his own imprisonment, Sharif said, \u201cWhy was I put in jail? The judges who sent me to jail are resigning today, well aware of their wrongdoings. They know their actions were unjust.\u201d
\nAddressing the gathering, PML-N Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that the same treatment should be given to Imran Khan as is done with terrorists.
\n\u201cDoes any political party train its workers in terrorism? Does it provide training to attack national security and security institutions?\u201d Maryam Nawaz questioned.<\/p>\n
She said that despite a four-year gap, the love for Nawaz Sharif among the people has not diminished but has, in fact, grown stronger.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone showed me a picture where when Nawaz Sharif was punished in the Panama case, Imran Khan was distributing sweets. Today, Imran Khan has received a ten-year sentence, but neither has Nawaz Sharif celebrated nor distributed sweets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PML-N leader mocked the reason behind Nawaz Sharif\u2019s conviction in the Panama case, stating, \u201cNawaz Sharif was sentenced because he did not take a salary from his son. The whole world witnessed this joke, and people will continue to mock decisions like the Panama case.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maryam further commented on Imran Khan\u2019s alleged crime, contrasting it with Nawaz Sharif\u2019s conduct. She said, \u201cImran Khan\u2019s crime was not taking a salary from his son, but it was no joke. When he saw that power was slipping away, while being the prime minister, he made false claims, saying there was a conspiracy against him, playing with national security. You tell me, has Imran Khan\u2019s sentence been fair or unfair?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ex-PM accuses PTI founder of orchestrating shameful conspiracy against country and putting national security at risk Haroonabad In a scathing critique aimed at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif asserted that Khan, sensing his ouster as prime minister, resorted to undermining national security by what Nawaz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-384140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n