MARDAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that his government had taken control of terrorism and borders were under control of federal government and terrorism shouldn't be tolerated in Swat and tribal areas.

Addressing charged crowd here, he asked why are terrorists being allowed to enter when people of Swat and tribal areas have rendered matchless sacrifices. Imran Khan said that thieves have pushed country into quagmire and they have further indebted nation.

PTI Chairman went on to say one of biggest reason for poverty in country is that rulers have plundered country's wealth and asked people to vote for Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari if they people think they Nawaz and Zardari are honest. He declaring Election Commissioner a dishonest man said that opponents will cast 10 to 15,000 fake votes and we still have to defeat them. He urged people to start door to door campaign and convey PTI's message.

"I was in power for three and a half years and I challenge anyone to prove even my theft," Imran Khan said and asked to look at his three-and-a-half-year record.

Imran Khan said that whoever gives an NRO to "thieves" incumbent rulers is a "traitor" as he lashed out at institutions for allegedly torturing his party's leaders.

"All thieves are being released, Shehbaz Sharif and his son have been acquitted. Whoever they are, they should be ashamed. You are a traitor who is betraying their country."

In his jalsa address, Khan called out people who were having cases registered against him and said that he would "not back down". PTI Chairman also chided institutions, blaming them for torturing his chief of staff Shahbaz Gill and party leader Azam Swati. "If you think that you will be respected by torturing people, then you are mistaken," Khan said while berating institutions. He asked them to be "embarrassed" by their actions.

Khan alleged PPP and PML-N's top brass is in politics to launder money out of country and that movies have been filmed on their corrupt practices.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 14 2022

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