ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said Imran Khan Niazi for personal gains always attempted to cause dent in national progress and sabotage development activities taking place in country.

“Since 2002, this person (IK) has track record of no constructive work. Every time he gets angry and goes out of Parliament. Now he did hat trick.

He resigned in 2002, 2013 and 2018, besides dissolving two provincial assemblies due to his rigidness to collapse system. Addressing news conference here he questioned, “Whenever Pakistan’s wheel of progress started moving at steady pace, why Imran Niazi always fanned lawlessness, caused political instability and agitation”.

He said resignations and assemblies’ dissolution had not served his (IK) purpose of collapsing system, adding only option that remained with Imran Khan was to launch riots for creating anarchy and lawlessness.

“Now when Pakistan is trying to come out of IK government’s failed economic policies which caused financial uncertainty, restoring economic contacts with world and agreement with IMF. Imran is again attempting to sabotage national progress and economic uplift,” he said.

Today, he regretted, country’s judicial system seemed collapsing and under-pressure of Imran Khan because person (IK) was getting decisions of his own choice, adding there should be same facility for all litigants in court that had been extended to PTI chairman.

Top leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had been appearing and facing court cases, but contrary to it Imran Khan caused riots to avoid case hearings but no notice had been taken.

Ahsan Iqbal said Imran Niazi always exhibited ‘fascist attitudes’ throughout his political career to press opponents for personal gains, using all illegal and unconstitutional means, adding in 2018, Imran Niazi constantly ignored and bulldozed Parliament.

“Imran Khan’s four years in power have shaken foundations of national economy, politics and socioeconomics. He only caused polarisation and promoted culture of using abusive language against opponents, making party workers fanatic,” he added. “There will be action against all those who have been involved in riot, establishing writ of state,” he vowed.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 21 2023

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