Pakistan is being pushed towards crisis as the former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has conveyed his apprehension that Pakistan is heading towards a similar situation to that of Sri Lanka due to the dynastic rule of the two families – Sharif and Zardari.
“We are going to suffer the same fate as Sri Lanka because [Sri Lanka] rulers were also family-like and here, two families are ruling the country for the last 30 years,” he said at a rally in Lodhran on Monday.
The PTI chief’s rally was a part of the campaign for the approaching by-election on 20 seats of the Punjab Assembly, planned to be held on July 17.
Referring to Sharif and Zardari families, Imran said these two families have become billionaires while the country is flooded with deficits. “Nawaz Sharif is the biggest bandit of this country who has made the country indebted along with Zardari.”
Imran said the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif amended the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws to give themselves NRO — relief in corruption cases.
Calling the present rulers “shameless, jackals,” the PTI chief said they are “polishing US boots” because they considered themselves “beggars”.
He also said that as the prime minister of the country he tried his best to hold the corrupt accountable but “some powers” were opposed to this.
“What power prevented Zardari from being punished?” he asked.
Speaking about the upcoming Punjab by-polls, the displaced premier told the crowd that the by-elections on 20 Punjab Assembly seats are actually a “war for real freedom”.
He also said the Punjab government is conspiring to rig the elections and asked his supporters to guard the polling station to prevent any rigging attempt.
He also repeated that “Mr. X” who is sitting in Lahore is preparing to manipulate the polls in favor of the ruling PML-N.
“Despite these rigging attempts, you have to defeat these renegades,” he told his supporters.
“They have increased the prices of all commodities including electricity fuel and others…”
The former premier said the incumbent rulers during his time in power would raise a hue and cry over inflation but after coming into power they are just focused on closing down their corruption cases.
“These thieves are offering money, take money from them but cast your vote for the PTI.”
