Rawalpindi: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday asked the "neutrals" why he was ousted through a ‘foreign-funded’ vote of no-confidence in parliament, saying that his only crime is that he has not accepted the "imported" government.

"Now Pemra is also in the game. What has Imran khan done? His only crime is that he is not accepting this imported government," he said while addressing a public gathering at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.

Imran revealed that people who come to his residence to support him get calls from agencies, asking why they were there. "I want to ask whether you are neutral or not. If not then why are you damaging this country so much? Why do you want to stand with these people (the current government)? Do you think the nation will believe these people who have been looting this nation for the past 30 years," he questioned. He said that when police resorted to violence on PTI’s May 25 rally, they were informed that they had orders to do so. "It means they were under pressure from the neutrals," he added.

Imran said that the chief election commissioner is giving all his verdicts against PTI as they wanted to disqualify him. "Now in Shahbaz Gill's case, police say they are under pressure... whatever is happening in Pakistan will be blamed on you," he said while addressing the "neutrals". He said whatever is being planned including his disqualification will damage Pakistan.The former premier said that if PTI is pushed against the wall, the country will face a situation similar to Sri Lanka.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 22 2022

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