LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan lamented suffering Pakistan endured as result of its participation in US war.

Addressing seminar, Khan expressed his concern over terrorism incidents, warning that if menace of terrorism would not end, country would have to face consequences.  “If this war continues, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will suffer more,” he added.  Continuing to discuss matter of terrorism, Imran suggested that federal government hold regular meetings to address it. He slammed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples’ Party leaders, saying, “When Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif were ruling country, it had witnessed 400 drone attacks.” Taking swipe at Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, Khan said, “Today our Prime Minister is welcoming world and Foreign Minister is busy making trips in parts of world. Bilawal should have been in Afghanistan by now.”  

Imran Khan also warned government not to divert people’s attention from matter of TTP. Underscoring situation of farmers in PTI’s government, Mr Khan said, “In our time, in field of agriculture, farmers were pleased.”

He said rulers were now begging after PTI government was toppled through foreign plot.

Quoting “Media reports”, Imran Khan claimed that members of joint investigation team probing Wazirabad attack on him were being “Pressurised” to distance themselves from findings of probe.

Speaking about Wazirabad incident, he said, “As per media reports, JIT members are being pressurised to distance themselves from findings of investigation into an assassination plot against me. This further confirms my conviction that powerful quarters are behind assassination attempt on me.”

Terrorism is core problem in Pakistan. He stressed that government should focus on friendly relations withAfghanistan. “Ministers were issuing irresponsible statements that they were planning to attack Afghanistan. Imran Khan said that when US left Afghanistan it was golden opportunity for Pakistan and PTI-led government tried its best to be friends with neighbouring country adding, “We didn’t interfere in matters of Afghanistan and for first time Afghani government favoured Pakistan.” 

“If Afghan government  stops cooperation with Pakistan, then we will have never-ending war on our soil.” 

He said Pakistan repeatedly raised concerns over Kabul’s harbouring of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants and not implementing its promise of ensuring that its soil is not used for terrorism.

 “Pakistan’s economy never suffered this much in history.” PTI Chief opined that country should avoid military operations maintaining that it has its own repercussions.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 11 2023

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