Imran says PM has lost moral authority to rule after SC verdict
Imran says PM has lost moral authority to rule after SC verdict: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will have to answer for the allegations levelled at the army in the Dawn Leaks scandal.
“The prime minister of a democratic state should be answerable to the nation if he criticises the country’s armed forces when they are engaged in war,” he said while addressing the PTI’s ‘Huqooq-e-Karachi’ rally that was held in the city on Sunday.
He lashed out at both Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for allegedly laundering money and promoting a culture of corruption in the country.
“The Panamagate case is vital to hold accountable all those leaders who were involved in money laundering. This case will decide the fate of Pakistan. It will decide whether Pakistan will remain a country of plunderers, like Zardari or Nawaz, or whether it will be a democracy,” he said.
Imran urged participants of the rally to demand Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation because he had no moral ground to remain in power after the Supreme Court’s Panamagate judgement.
“After five judges of the Supreme Court have stated that Nawaz Sharif is a liar and have brushed aside the Qatari prince’s letter, he has lost the moral authority to continue serving as prime minister of the country,” Imran said.
He accused Nawaz of not only trying to bribe him, but many other politicians, bureaucrats, judges and journalists over the past 30 years.
Hitting back at Nawaz for his remarks about the women who attended the PTI rally in Islamabad on Friday, Imran said the country’s women were also ready to say ‘Go Nawaz Go”.
Rally attacked
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of attacking their rally in Karachi on Sunday evening.
According to PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh, supporters of the ruling party attacked a rally as it was coming from Kemari area to join the announced Huqooq-e-Karachi gathering near Mazar-e-Quaid.
He claimed that two workers were wounded in the incident. Sheikh demanded that the police take action against those involved.
Earlier today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan arrived in Karachi to lead a protest rally against the issues being faced by the citizens of the metropolitan city.
Announcing his plans to lead his party’s Huqooq-e-Karachi March against shortages of water and power and other issues, the PTI chief said he wanted to “shake up the rulers of Sindh who are busy remitting provincial development funds to Dubai.”
Political parties have escalated their campaign against the ruling PML-N following the Panamagate verdict on April 20 which ruled that the PM and his sons, Hasan and Hussain will have to appear before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to record their statements.
The apex court, however, did not disqualify the PM, citing the absence of adequate evidence in the case. The top court has given the JIT two months to complete its probe in the case.
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