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Politicians divided Karachi on ethnic, religious grounds for personal gains: Imran

PTI chief says his party will destroy monopoly of single party in Karachi on December 5

Web Desk November 29, 2015

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan addresses a gathering in Karachi on November 29, 2015. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD SAQIB/EXPRESS

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said politicians divided the people of Karachi into different ethnicities and religious sects for personal gains.

“Hate was spread in Karachi in the name of different ethnicities and sects while Baloch and Katchi communities were divided in Lyari,” Imran said while addressing a gathering of party workers and supporters in Kakri ground of Karachi’s restive Lyari Town on Sunday.

Outside Kakri ground - Lyari when chairman @ImranKhanPTI left from there. #KHIRisesWithIK pic.twitter.com/0T3VzfIvnL
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

In Lyari people have been divided on the basis of castes & ethnicity & somebody else took advantage of it @ImranKhanPTI #KHIRisesWithIK
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

The PTI chairman, who arrived in Karachi on Saturday as part of the campaigning for local government elections in the city, said Karachi, once a city of lights was fast progressing but due to the spread of hate and hostilities among its different communities, it lagged behind.

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“Dubai would not have become Dubai if Karachi had remained vibrant and progressing,” he said, adding traders and businessmen of Karachi moved to Dubai and Bangladesh due to rising unrest, which resulted in a great loss to the country’s economy.

It all happened before my eyes when i saw Karachi going down and Dubai's economy growing up @ImranKhanPTI #KHIRisesWithIK
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

In two years 430 billion rupees have been transferred to Dubai @ImranKhanPTI #KHIRisesWithIK
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

Imran admonished the people of Karachi not to vote for those party leaders who do not have any stake in the country.

“Nawaz Sharif fled to Jeddah and then London; Asif Zardari went to the UK and New York when he came out of jail while Altaf Hussain has been in London for a long time,” he said, questioning their patriotism and sincerity to the nation.

How can you trust somebody who's life and death isn't in Pakistan, who's all the stakes are abroad? @ImranKhanPTI #KHIRisesWithIK
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

The PTI chief said Karachi was Pakistan’s financial hub, and hence its progress was vital to the country’s progress.

“Only good governance can resolve the issues of Karachi. Merit-based system and depoliticising police and other government institutions are needed to resolve all issues of the city,” said Imran.

The cricketer-turned politician alleged the prime minister to have connived with leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to stop implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP), saying they want to save their vested interests.

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Imran vowed to resolve all issues of Karachi, saying he will come to Karachi on December 6 to celebrate his party’s victory in the polls, which are scheduled on December 5.

I will come to Karachi again after 5th December to celebrate the win Inshallah @ImranKhanPTI #KHIRisesWithIK
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 29, 2015

Imran addresses PTI’s corner meeting in Banaras Colony

Earlier, Imran urged his party activists to carry out a door-to-door election campaign in the city to persuade the people of Karachi to vote only for PTI and its political ally Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).

Speaking at a corner meeting in Banaras Colony, he said, “We will destroy the monopoly of a single party in Karachi and create history,” Imran said, apparently criticising the MQM.

PTI Janoon for Chairman @ImranKhanPTI at Banaras Chowk, Karachi today. #BallayPayThappa pic.twitter.com/28FYywClXT
— Naz Baloch (@NazBaloch_) November 29, 2015

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In his address to a convention of the Insaf Student Federation in city’s Qayyumabad area, the PTI chief said Pakistanis were experiencing dictatorship under the garb of democracy.

“People should be made free to take their own decisions because democracy means freedom.”

Imran said a democratic system was based on the people’s government but lamented that people in Pakistan were experiencing a "democratic dictatorship," which does not want to hold LG polls.

“They are carrying out LG elections only because the PTI had announced the polls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P),” the PTI chief claimed.

Earlier, the PTI chairman had breakfast at a friend’s house in Zamzama area, where former Pakistan cricket team captain Wasim Akram, his wife and other PTI leaders were present.

.@ImranKhanPTI, @wasimakramlive catch up over breakfast in Karachi https://t.co/sjyrWUXJoc pic.twitter.com/UavdoVjAOS
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) November 29, 2015

COMMENTS (16)

vaqas | 8 years ago | Reply First he stands hand in hand with the very party that has brought upon religious discord and violence to this city and educational institutions, then preaches harmony. Imran, if calling a spade a spade is your thing then be the first one to call your own hypocrisy out.

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Sorry for my previous presumptions, am now with Imran and PTI all the way!

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Salam | 8 years ago | Reply @Jalbani Baloch: Sir you have been propagating your message for couple of days on different newspapers, but PTI workers have not paid any attention to your message. I do not see any PTI worker going door to door. You know very well by your heart that MQM is the real party from the masses and a landslide victory is imminent, but you are in denial mod to which we do not have any solution. Just keep trying your luck.

Karachiite | 8 years ago | Reply @Abu Mokaarim by that logic none of MQM and PPP should be allowed to contest polls as all have foreign assets with the entire core team an chairman of MQM handling it from London lol! At least Imran Khan and his entire party are in Pakistan, not cheap RAW sellouts like MQM.

Xin Huang | 8 years ago | Reply This guy, I think a basketball player, a Pakistani friend told me that he is very bad politician. Why is he critiquing other politicians? Funny

Timorlane | 8 years ago | Reply Before every election MQM raises New province slogan that rallies Mohajirs around it and sindhis around Wadera Corruption Party. Once election's over both the gangs never utter a word on the subject and resume their joint loot and crimes.

Napier Mole | 8 years ago | Reply All the usual bland rhetoric with not a single specific urban related demand. Can he demand a metropolitan transport authority for Karachi or an urban rail transit system? Of course, no. Else he would not be holding a rally in Banaras Chowk. Can he demand that Karachi's local bodies be given full metropolitan powers? Of course, no again. Else he would not be able to hobnob with the Sindhi nationalists. And then he thinks that he stands any chance in Karachi!

Jalbani Baloch | 8 years ago | Reply Rise up Karachities and vote only for PTI. The statuesque parties, which have remained in power in succession, have not done anything in terms of development and promoting peace and tranquility in the city and have rather divided the people on ethnic grounds. These parties have looted and plundered the resources of Karachi, so please wake up and respond to the call of Imran Khan and vote for PTI candidates.

Jibran | 8 years ago | Reply Who has the pictures of Mumtaz Qadri on the posters?

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Imran will witness soon that Karachi is not divided when his party will be wiped out completely and only party would become sole voice of Karachi. Hope he doesn't see it now, otherwise he will beg his masters to postpone elections indefinitely in Karachi.

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply @Pakistani: U aren't funny boy! Try some better stunt.

Rex Minor | 8 years ago | Reply I have recently changed my allegiances from PMLN to PTI, I cannot believe I supported them during the 2013 elections and the Dharnas. Nothing has changed things are just as bad as when Zardari was here. And to my fellow Pakistanis who continue to hate PTI, what is your better option? Don't vote for Imran Khan, then don't cry about a Pakistan riddled with terrorism, corruption and religious intolerance. The reason why Pakistan is what it is today is Sharif, and Bhutto. Rex Minor

Z | 8 years ago | Reply O' Allah, please mercy on this loony and save Pakistan from politicians like him.

Abu mokaarim | 8 years ago | Reply Don't he have stake in London....his sons. A leader whose wife and /or children have foreign nationality should not be allowed to John politics. Look at the banner for JI and PTI camp having picture of muktaz qadri... by all means a killer.

Jibran | 8 years ago | Reply He is bedding with those, who have divided Karachi asking religious lines.

Pakistani | 8 years ago | Reply Just one word, lol!

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