Imran vows to persevere till govt gives in on early polls

PTI chief insists his march will not conclude without election date even if it takes 10 months

LAHORE:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday his ‘Haqeeqi Azadi Movement’ would continue till the announcement of free and fair elections in the country.

Addressing a large number of participants on day 6 of the long march, Imran said one should not think that this march would conclude after reaching Islamabad, adding that his movement would continue for even 10 months.

“We are humans, not animals that we will let criminals rule us!”-@ImranKhanPTI #پاکستان_بچاؤ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/ZRb1N8plP4

— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022

Imran again referred to the recent presser of the ISI chief, saying: “If you have decided to remain neutral then what is stopping you from holding free and fair elections.”

He said: “Let the public decide who will govern Pakistan.”

Imran, a former cricket captain, said he knew how the matches were won, but “those who are raised in dictators’ nurseries have no ability to play this game anymore”.

میں چاہتا ہوں جب میں اسلام آباد پہنچوں تو سب لوگ حقیقی آزادی کے لیے وہاں پہنچیں۔ عمران خان
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— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022

He claimed that those sitting in Islamabad had reached there after kowtowing to military dictators, but “I have reached here after a long struggle spanning over 22 years”.

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“I am witnessing ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ for the first time in my life and we will seize this opportunity by bringing supremacy of the rule of law and justice in the country”, he maintained.

شہباز شریف پر 16 ارب کا FIA کا کیس تھا لیکن اسے وزیراعظم بنا دیا گیا جبکہ گلزار احمد، مزمل راجا، مقصود چپڑاسی اور تفتیشی افسر ڈاکٹر رضوان مر گئے لیکن کسی نے نہیں پوچھا یہ سب کیسے مر گئے کوئی تفتیش نہیں ہوئی۔ عمران خان
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— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022

Without addressing anyone, he said when the US official, Donald Lu, threatened Pakistani ambassador with dire consequences if the PTI government was not removed “I was the prime minister and our ambassador was my subordinate” but he was reporting to someone else.

He then raised a series of questions: “I ask who was giving instructions to our ambassador? Who was threatening slain journalist Arshad Sharif? Who forced him to leave Pakistan and later leave the UAE? Who is trying to snatch freedom of speech? Who is threatening journalists and forcing them to leave their country? Who is snatching media freedom in Pakistan? Who is registering cases against journalists? Who tortured Senator Azam Khan Swati in front of his grandchildren? Who inflicted custodial torture on Shahbaz Gill?

جہاں انصاف نہیں ہوتا وہاں خوشحالی نہیں آ سکتی، وہ قومیں تباہ ہو جاتی ہیں جہاں بڑے چوروں کو سزا نہ ملے۔ عمران خان
#پاکستان_بچاؤ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/AXip4shknj

— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022

Who is threatening citizens of Pakistan from unknown numbers? Who imposed these thieves on the country? Was it the dream of Allama Iqbal to see the governments of the corrupt in Pakistan? Did Quaid-e-Azam struggle to witness a murderer of 18 innocent people as interior minister of the country? Did we get independence to see that the corrupt like Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardri decide who will be the next army chief?”

The Sindh Qafla has left Khanewal and will Inshallah reach Gujrat tonight!
I want to thank @AonAbbasPTI and his whole team for hosting us & giving us such a warm reception.#حقیقی_آذادی_لانگ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/YBwbQJ8M43

— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) November 2, 2022

Imran said: “Ishaq Dar [Finance Minister] has accepted in front of a magistrate in 2000 that he laundered money for the Sharif family and today he has been imposed on Pakistan as finance minister.

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I announce that we will not accept the slavery of these thieves because I believe that it is better to die than to live with this disgrace.”

The former prime minister highlighted that in just two months, all witnesses and investigators of Sharif’s corruption cases died in mysterious circumstance but no probe was done.

Getting even larger by the day. This is Rahwaali Cantt, a small locality on GT road. pic.twitter.com/HmBl2RzjPS

— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) November 2, 2022

He pointed out that Ramzan Sugar Mills peon, Gulzar Ahmad, cash boy Muzamil Raja, another witness Ghulam Sabir, Maqsood Chaprasi and FIA’s investigator Dr Rizwan all died due to heart attack or other mysterious reasons.

Another investigator, Imran Raza, committed suicide, while investigator Nadeem Akhtar luckily survived heart attack. “If any of this happened in any other society where there was rule of law a thorough investigation would have been ordered.”

رانا ثناء اللہ اور مریم نواز کو بہت تکلیف ہو رہی ہے کہ آہستہ مارچ کیوں ہو رہا یے اور جلدی اسلام آباد کیوں نہیں پہنچ ریے تو آپکو بتاتا چلوں کہ ہم نے آپکی مرضی سے اسلام آباد نہیں پہنچنا بلکہ اپنی مرضی سے اسلام آباد پہنچنا یے. انشاءاللہ ہم آپکو تھکا تھکا کر ماریں گے. @fawadchaudhry pic.twitter.com/9C01pN6aQs

— Fawad Chaudhry (Updates) (@FawadPTIUpdates) November 2, 2022

Imran added that he did his best to put those corrupt people behind bars but the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was not under his command, while “hidden hands” were saving them.

جتنے بڑے مظاہرے پاکستان میں ہو رہے اس سے بڑا مظاہرہ روز ایون فیلڈ اپارٹمنٹس کے باہر ہوتا ہے۔ اس پر میں اوورسیز پاکستانیوں کو سلام پیش کرتا ہوں۔ @fawadchaudhry #حقیقی_آزادی_لانگ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/q0YGIt9Uhe

— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022

Today, he pointed out, inflation was at a record high level. “Who is responsible for the current economic situation in the country? Who has imposed these thieves on the country? Imran asked.

 

کل خرم دستگیر نے خود مان لیا گوجرانوالہ میں گھٹیا بینرز خرم دستگیر لگوا رہے تھے، میں پنجاب حکومت سے مطالبہ کرتا ہوں اس مذہبی منافرت پر مبنی گھٹیا کمپین پر اسے گرفتار کیا جائے۔ یہ پہلا موقع نہیں ہے-@fawadchaudhry #حقیقی_آزادی_لانگ_مارچ pic.twitter.com/EvnxD5IiBc

— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 2, 2022