Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Sunday claimed that he had written proof of foreign powers’ involvement in trying to topple his government through a no-confidence motion tabled by the country’s joint opposition.
Addressing the rally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) titled Amr Bil Maroof’ (enjoin the good) and billed as a “historic” event at Parade Ground in Islamabad, Khan said foreign elements are using local politicians and money to mend the country’s foreign policy and asserted that he has a letter as ‘evidence’ to support his claims.
“Attempts are being made through foreign money to change the government in Pakistan. Our people are being used. Mostly inadvertently, but some people are using money against us. We know from what places attempts are being to pressure us. We have been threatened in writing but we will not compromise on national interest,” Khan said in his marathon speech that lasted more than an hour and a half, as per PTI report.
“The letter I have is proof and I want to dare anyone who is doubting this letter. I will invite them off the record. We have to decide for how long we will have to live like this. We are getting threats. There are many things about the foreign conspiracy which will be shared very soon,” he was quoted as saying.
At the beginning of his address, Khan thanked the participants of the rally for responding to his call and gathering in Islamabad from every part of the country.
Khan said that poor countries are backward because the law there fails to catch the rich who are involved in white-collar crimes. They transfer stolen and looted money to offshore accounts. Small thieves do not destroy a country like the way big thieves do, he said.
“These ‘three stooges’ are looting the country for years and all this drama is being done to have Imran Khan surrender like Musharraf. They are trying to blackmail the government. General Musharraf tried to save his government and gave these thieves NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) and it resulted in the destruction of Pakistan,” Khan was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.
“Come what may, I will not forgive them even if my government goes or even if I lose my life,” he said, apparently referring to former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Peoples’ Party leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader Fazlur Rehman.
In his speech, Khan also made an impassioned appeal to his party lawmakers while exhorting those from the Opposition to desist from voting against him the upcoming no-trust vote against him.
Pakistan has been on the edge since Opposition parties on 8 March submitted the no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat, alleging that the PTI government led by Khan was responsible for the economic crisis and the spiraling inflation in the country.
On Friday, the National Assembly’s crucial session on the no-trust motion against embattled Khan was adjourned by the speaker without tabling of the resolution, amid vociferous protests from Opposition lawmakers.
“I called you here because attempts are being made to bribe people. They decided to dislodge our government by claiming that Pakistan is being destroyed. I challenge that no government gave a performance like we did in our three and a half years,” Khan told the rally on Sunday.
The premier listed a series of policy decisions taken by his government which he said benefited the country greatly and would continue to do so in future, the newspaper reported.
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