LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, terming Balochistan issue to be of “grave concern”, confirmed to the media on Saturday that he plans to talk to Baloch leaders – even those in exile.
He said that his party, keeping in view the seriousness of the law and order situation in Balochistan, was preparing a comprehensive package which could be acceptable to all Baloch parties, and added that his recent meeting with Baloch leader and former Balochistan chief minister Akhtar Mengal was fruitful.
He also accused the president of the country and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif of being afraid of the ‘tsunami’ his party has vowed to bring.
“The two brothers – [President Asif Ali] Zardari and Nawaz – have always been together. They have only separated due to the fear of the tsunami.”
They are together because their interests are the same; their money is lying in foreign banks, Khan added and said that they won’t do anything which will remove them from power. “They have been together for four years, how can they now blame each other for conspiracy.”
He accused the Punjab government of being negligent in the dengue epidemic and the ongoing PIC medicine issue in the province. “Only Punjab government is responsible… Be it crime, law and order or corruption, which area have they showed improvement in?”
Commenting on Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) desire of making an alliance with the PTI, Khan said that if MQM ends their “politics of weapons”, only then will the PTI consider an alliance with them. For PML-N, Khan said that the party would have to declare their assets for an alliance with the PTI.
Regarding the memo issue, Khan said that the matter was over. “There is nothing left in the memo issue,” he said while referring to aftermath of the scandal.
He further claimed that even if all the political parties get together to thwart the onslaught of the ‘tsunami’, it won’t be stopped.
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I don’t think he is taking a U turn. He is definitely learning the politics and become better at it which is a very good thing for the country. IK has put two very tough conditions firs that MQM declare their assets and second that they leave the politics of weapons. Imagine just for a second that there is no politics of weapons in Karachi the biggest and most important city of Pakistan. Half of Karachi’s problem will automatically be solved that same day! Imran Khan is inviting people to peace and prosperity. You can not outlaw and banish a group of people and expect everything to work. Only solution is through negotiations. How many military operations have been conducted in Karachi and what was the outcome of those? All the other politicians have been pitting people from different groups against each other and it is not hard to see the disastrous results. It is only IK who is concerned about Baluchistan, about the people of Karachi and people of KP who are being blown up by drones.
@Colonel: tch tch tch, facebook has become all so important for those who used to say PTI is a facebook party, PTI never depended on FB. Think of some thing else bro, and no doubts pmln and ppp are extremely scared of PTI
strange that all supporters of conventional corrupt parties. all at once, start complaining about IMRAN khan being illogical have never asked thier leaders to be logical... PITY those laptop holders.
Imran khan is our last hope people whom are trying to oppose him they simply are blind cant they see what the other rulling parties have done to our country ... anyway we love you IK and we love PTI no matter what :-)
Punch line was of this statement was supposed to be "Balochistan", however, hardly any comments on it. Those who dared to opine were full of disappointment.
Do not see any reason why and how Imran will make a difference to managing and addressing the Balochistan issue of Gross Criminal Neglect & Exploitation in the past six decades. Am tired of the Royal Lip Service.
@Super Pak: So that is the "intellectual standard" of PTI. Frankly, I'm not surprised.
All I hear is that IK is the best thing since sliced bread but nothing to back it up except rude behaviour and profanities.
There is nothing "super Pak" about you or your leader.
In my view Ik can solve balochistan issue.coz if you stop corruption. then you will have billions.you can do lot of projects there.So progress will speak. 2.sharif is responsible for drugs.some one will sell poison. you will buy it? 20 lac tablets you are buying without testing.Where are your drug testing lab or at least where is your health minister.
Balochs are to be fooled by status quo parties. They have kept the country backward. How come these inept politician can help us IK seems reasonable and he is sincere. All I can say from my own Balochs perspective, we will not support PML and PPP. They have lost credibility by killing Akbar Bugti and Aimal Kansi. We have no hope in old guards. Shame on shameless
Imran Khan is true leader and future of Pakistan.
Only Imran Khan has the credibility and the requisite leadership to solve this intricate issue.Go green IK.
Someone rightly said- Imran Khan is Pakistan's Sarah Palin !
@Blithe: Actually Rizwan summed you up quite well.
All I can say is God protect PTI/Imran Khan for a long time/always as there are lot of wrongs that need to be corrected and made right but people with vested interests and have money will not give in or surrender that easily.
This guy never runs out of empty words with no substance. "Baluchistan issue is a matter of grave concern". What exactly does that mean? Why not give a statement of where you stand instead of empty words which conveys nothing os substance?
Ah, it's the PIC thats why the Shareefs go abroad for their medical check up. It all adds up. But wait, why don't they go to their Shareef Medical Complex??
IK would talk to Baloch leaders- in what capacity. Seems quite strange.
I think he's talking sense. Those who can't hear, here's a break down of what he said:
We are not going to talk to MQM. We will only talk to MQM when they will abandon weapons.Isn't it what he has said all those years?
Imran khan is right by saying that punjab government is responsible for the drug crisis in Punjab.Why the drug inspectors from punjab did not check these medicine before they were administered? Who manage these hospitals in punjab federal or provincial? Who is the health minister in Punjab? Blame game can not absolve the PMLN powerful government in the province.There performance is very poor and they should quit if they can not run the Provincial government.Imran khan should consider alliance with any party as long as it is not against agenda. After all PMLN is ready to make an alliance with MQM if it quit the qualition government.
@Imran: Mate , the owner if the factory has owned up the tainted drugs. Please have an iota of understanding on the subject.
Why are you calming fake labeling when the owner had owned up to the tainted drugs?
I fail to understand where you are coming from. You are doing a great disservice to the country and the victims by the statements you are making.
pti zindabad!
Great leader. Probably the only one who can unite the country at this time. Looks like media campaign by other parties against Ik has picked up as well. But InshAllah time has come for an honest person to lead Pakisan. InshAllah IK will be the next PM. Wake up Pakistanis. Can't we all see what these old leaders have done to our country. Don't worry about small names in the party. If the leader is good then no need to worry.
i just can't imagine how insane some people can be who are still supporting pml(n) have they no shame over the innocent lives which were lost in pic hospital what abt the orphans and widows who did not had any fault if this nore league is so good why the students of gujranwala burned down lahore board office what abt raymond davis issue can anyone plz justify the sucide of shumila the widows of one of the three boys killed in raymond davis episode what abt the books being sold which are meant to be given free of cost to the students of the punjab why don't nawaz sharif take a long march against this energy crisis which is eating our economy and make our country weaker day by day
think pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for the sake of pakistan where is the real opposition
atleast learn to see the difference between good and bad
@Blithe: insane
@Blithe: 18Th amendment doesn't says to not maintain standards of provincial drug test laboratories
Charity begins at home. Today pakistan needs somebody to stop internal divisions and prevent fragmentation of Pakistan for apeaceful prosperity. IK should begin his campaign from his home state and make it peaceful first. The people are suffering more in his own home state. There is too much violence there.
U never asked Taliban to give up their arms before announcing alliance with them!
Imran Khan is getting boring now. Seriously.
Imran i will freely campaign for your elections, if you seriously try to bring Army and Baloch on one table. Imran time is running out for Balochistan, we are losing another arm of our country.
@Munir kakar: what about "Musharraf ki Baqiyaaat" ?
@Blithe: What an illogical excuse. Can't a railways minister be prosecuted for purchasing substandard engines from China? Afroze is a private company, you simply can't pin it on the Federal government. You bought fake medicines that cost 120 lives, you have to take the blame.
When your leader shahbaz sharif sees a conspiracy hatched against his government by Dengue viruses, no wonder you follow his lead to utter total nonsense.
@Blithe: The drugs never came from Karachi. All investigations are pointing that fake labels were used to win contracts. And everyone knows Hamza Shahbaz has new business interests in Pharma Industry. Go figure! CM is just shifting the blame.
Imran khan himself asked PTI Trolls to be logical in countering criticism, but.............
@Rabia Ali: Drug regulation is a federal subject - get your basics correct. Shahbaz Sharif got to the bottom of it and got the antidote out (with zero help from the center).
Like your "beloved" leader, you are more into rhetoric than facts.
@Blithe: i wish nawaz sharif, the king of punjab, had been taking such medicines too...i bet these medicines would never have been fake then!!
Seems like Noora league guys showing lot of interest in what Imran says....They have suddenly become so defensive in their comments....
Good shot Imran Khan... PTI Zindabad. Pakistan Paindabad
On memo issue Imran Khan says "there is nothing left in the memo issue". Then can we ask the skipper why he was the first politician to raise the issue in his Lahore Jalsa? Can we ask him to to expose the deal between the Army and the Government. Oh I he will silent on this issue because our Army is now silent on this issue. When Army establishment tell him to make it an issue then he do that and when the army establishment tell him to keep quite then he keep quite. And then the skipper claims that he will quit politics if ISI support him. Now even a child can understand his turns!
I think IK should coin another slogan/rhetoric instead of tsunami. Tsunami is associated with destruction and devastation. I do not think that IK wants to wreak havoc on the country. I have every reason to believe that he aspires deeply to have a prosperous, vibrant, reinvigorated and peaceful Pakistan. The downside of tsunami is too horrible to think of as it let looses destructive force on a massive scale.
For all the naysayers, 'ostriches with their heads buried in sand and PTI/IK haters, please accept the reality, TSUNAMI is REAL and it is coming INSHA-ALLAH.
@Blithe: SO why Punjab Gov. drug test laboratories failed????? would u blame federal here too? are these laboratriesa and Hospital management under federal or IMRAN KHAN ? Shabaz Shareef and Punjab Gov was responsible not others
Establishment will ditch him in General Elections and PML Q will be brought again in power
"He said that his party, keeping in view the seriousness of the law and order situation in Balochistan, was preparing a comprehensive package which could be acceptable to all Baloch parties..."
Kidr hain yeah packages?
For the last so many years, 'i am making a team' , 'it is a team of experts' , 'we will release a policy soon' and now 'a comprehensive package.' Kidr hain yeh packages?
pti is a phenomenon . no one can stop us.
Yep
And why having soft corner for PML Q Ch Shujaat Hussain??? both of them never speak against each other, looks like establishment wants coalition between these two parties before or after next GENERAL ELECTIONS
PTI and MQM may be the best political partners in the history of Pakistan as both parties represent youngs, educated and energetic leadership. MQM has proved itself a genuine leadership of the urbanised Sindh and now effectively making inroads in the rural Sindh and rest of the country. While PTI is spreading like a sunami, as Imran terms it. Both of them are natural partners. However, MQM must consider Imran's condition of leaving behind politics of weapons.
Mr. Khan, please come up with something new.
This "tsunami" is going to be nothing but a wet apron hung out to dry.
The sort of people joining PTI - it's going to be it's own worst enemy.
PTI chairman says President Zardari and PML-N chief have similar interests of not letting PTI come into power
So u mean that they should not contest in election against U? R u afraid of them??
I think everyone can see through IK's cheap politics. How can you solely blame Punjab Government when the drugs came from Karachi (efroze pharma)? Only one batch was tainted and it was sent to PIC - and then the Centre did nothing to help.
This sort of criticism from IK is getting tiresome. Hd should focus on commenting on cricket and not play hypocritical and sanctimonious politics.
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