RAWALPINDI:
Addressing a large gathering of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and his supporters, Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad warned that a rigged election would lead to a civil disobedience.
The rally, organised on the eve of Independence Day, marked political alliance between the two parties. Imran Khan, in his remarks said that by next year, on 14 August, a new and prosperous Pakistan would emerge.
He emphasised that the people of Waziristan were citizens of Pakistan like everyone else. He said his party would lead the solidarity march to Waziristan to expose the excesses committed by the incumbent government.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 14th, 2012.
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Alliance with Sheika is the worst thing ever to happen to PTI...People of rawalpindi have consciousness and they have not forgotten that Sheika "Switches sides" before the elections...Down Sheikha...VOTE FOR Mian Sahib
Finally bounty given to Sheikh Rashid from establishment in return of services he provided to Diffa-e-Pakistan council
Well i followed the meetings of SR with IK and then the jalsa, but i dint even hear a word like " alliance ". Infact everyone denied it..IK was invited over there.. I dont see any wrong thing in it..
More importantly IK mentioned and stood by his rivalry with SR in the past. He was not like Ch.Nisar who defended Ameer Muqam by saying that he was only Musharraf Friend and not among those who suported Dictatorship...( Reference : Off the record with kashif Abbasi )
I am unable to understand why PML N is talking about Morality..Do they have any??
@ Amitabh Bachchan and we believe you are Amitabh Bachchan!
@Ch Allah Daad spot on Ma man!
I know kids are kids but this is getting frustrating. plus all the abusive language and cult culture imran is encouraging cuz of his own childishness and arrogance is not right. can't have a decent conversation! he is there only for personal glory and will do anything.
if Imran khan can justify this to his supporters, he can justify anything! no matter how wrong!! which is more worrying concern! it is sad n shameful! no where in the world! only in Pakistan only! can a person with a character and background like imran khan can even think of becoming the head of the state!! so frustrating!
@ Hasssan so imran JUST goes to his jalsa!, either his supporters are kids (cult followers) or not very intelligent
@Adnan Butt: i hope that salman butt will see your comment and then he will realise infacts i bet he knows for sure that most of the butts support pmln bcoz nawaz sharif is a kashmiri( his father migrated from a village in indian held kashmir called shopian to amritsar a city in punjab for seeking better opportunities) and i dont kno why most of the butts and mirs and other kashmiris dont see his corruption.. it is not a race issue but u guys r creating one...and i believe we all r equal either a person is a kashmiri or punjabi or balochi or sindhi or pathan and anyone who is a muslim we r equal...
@rao: How is it dirty game you little man?
VOTE for Imran Khan to turn things around in this failed state. The rest have ALL failed miserably
Imran we are with you,,,,,PTI will bring a change ,,,,,vote for PTI
I am so glad Jumaima is in London.
My vote is for PTI and not for the champions of Corruption and Noora Kushti (PPP+PML(N)). We do see deteriorations in PML(N) every passing week and this trend will continue!
Pakistan wakes up with Imran Khan & Sheikh Rasheed busted alliance...
Any single vote to PTI will favour PPP...
Don't ever make this mistake...
jealousy made pml n supporters completely crazy...... they r now making allegations and accusations on pti just because they have not got the chance to make alliance with sheikh rasheed.i feel sorry for them.
a good alliance between 2 politicaians. They've got lots of things in common eg, no vision , no strategy, no policies, plenty of third class, emotional and cheap words and most importatly the blame game, in particlular against pmln. Sheikh's history's very clear. Now he's been rejected by all the main parties and he joins hands with another potential loser, whose track record is 1 seat over 15 years. Most of the time Imran runs away from both the main election and the bye-elections when he realises that he's no chance of getting any votes. Imran admitted in his book that he helped his english brother-in-law on winning a gambling bet and got 50% of the winning so that he could clear his PTI overdaft. The questions is where's he suddenly getting millions of rupees to finance his election campaigns and marketing? Something fishy?.
"Sheikh Rashid Ahmad warned that a rigged election would lead to a civil disobedience." Ther is a lot of lesson in the above line for pti supportes.open your's eyes pti walo.PTI is infact preparing it's supportes for worst defeat in coming election.Just listen to them carefully and you will know how shaky they are in their confidence.That's why i said in my previous comment in other blog that IK is the most predictable of all politicians.Term Rigged Election,some pseudo opinion poll in pti's favour are going to be part of pti's of election compaigne,even though pti has shown full confidence in F.G.Ibrahim.S.Rashid hs done a great job for pti for bashing democracy in an effort to make a way for Ik as a symbol of change and therefore has got his reward.That's it Cheers
IK should be aware of Sh. Rashid.
Imran, Remember, when you fought for the restoration of judges, so called 'Farzande Rawalpindi' was with a military dictator. Good Luck!
Imran can fool his young supporters who were in craddle during Musharaf rule when Rashid had become Musharaf's voice but not mature and responsible people. PTI is finished in Rawalpindi.
Judging by the squeals from the Sharif Pvt Ltd & sons, the PTI-AML is certainly giving them nightmares
@IFTI: Sheikh Rashid for president? Wow that's a big one!
what is loyalty to the party by the way........ ? one should be loyal to one's country and if one feels that his group, party etc is no more loyal to the country rather all efforts are for their own survival the person should stand with the country. what are these Party Jiyalas by the way is there an Pakistani Jiala? I think jiala politics must come to an end. STAND FOR PAKISTAN IF YOU CAN !
Oh please not the Sheikh. What's wrong with you IK?
@Zubair:
When people pay their own transportation and come by their own free will then 4500 people is a large crowd.
I believe in Imran. Whatever he does must be right, lets wait for the future where he will explain why, but for now VOTE is only for PTI.
All TV stations including print media did not show even a glimpse of this public meeting...a complete black out.Some body tell the public at large who is responsible?? Media or was it government planning??
These are hard decisions a leader make. Those who are opposing status quo are all welcome, though some are more palatable to us and others are less. Bring them on and let see how the united front can fight these corrupt government parties of today, from provincial to federal. If alliance is possible then don't go alone.
Come on ET. Was it a large gathering?????
You call 4500 people large gathering?
Most definitely..the popularity of PTI is multiplying each day..but i have a doubt... i don't think Imran Khan will accommodate Sheikh Rasheed with PTI because neither in his speech nor in any interview he has mentioned anything like this. However he is keeping all options open..a sign of maturing politician..a very good sign indeed for Pakistan and for himself too.
Regardless, please remember that sheikh sb lost in 2008 and then by-elections from an ordinary political worker.
Congrats to PAK.... he is bringing a change.... lol
Good move. IK need somebody as eloquent as Shaikh Rashid to counter PMLN goons on media. Good luck IK.
Every action of Imran Khan is leading to only one thing: Increase Vote bank. The people who say why is he doing this are not aware of current vote system of Pakistan. They should do some research people posting their comments here. How can the most corrupt government still end winning in election? Example: NA-151 by-elections: Gilani's son emerges as victor. These are people who have cases against them in court and yet they end up winning elections (Hajj corruption).
I believe Imran Khan vision is great, it is time to get rid of PPP and PML-N for atleast 5 next years. This is a good strategy. Best solution by Imran Khan against the "Muk Muka" PPP and PML-N. I wish I could criticize the political parties of current Government but my post will not be posted here then. But, people are aware who did corruption and how political forces gave more emphasis to retain in Power rather than National interest and National Progress. Recalling the Hajj scam, they didn't even leave the Haji's. Ultimately, people of Pakistan know only one thing Politicans come only for power to gain more power; they have no interest for people or for Pakistan progress.
Every day in Ramadan I pray and wish for better Pakistan and I see that happening only from Imran Khan.
I thank the media, including the Tribune for bringing awareness without being bias.
Making an alliance with Imran proved Sheikh Rashid is a clever politician. Sheikh may gain something out of it but surely Imran will lose.
I think Imran khan should give party ticket to youngster and a Graduates of top Universities like IBA,LUMS,KU,NUST,and NED . Then all the problems will be solved in better way .No more need for old politicians.
Establishment puppies
This alliance is the long awaited demand of pindi iets shaikh sahab has been symbol of change in which ever gov he is in played cruicial role in liberating media during his tenure as information minister got the pakistan railway stand on his feet in just one year as a railway minister opened a countless schools colleges and two of now major universities in his constituency what else we want from our leaders
imran does not speak my language anymore.
Vote for PML-N IA
PTI may or may not be an establishment party, but it has no longer got the high moral ground. Welcome to Pakistani politics, and check in the angry idealism at the door please.
@JJ: A new prosperous pakistan where there will be a lot of playgrounds, atleast equal to the number of governor houses and.....and......and there will be a lot of playgrounds, well what else do you need from a sportsman?
Imran khan our only hope. Long live PTI
ET what are you doing ? Alliance against PLMN ? Whats this headline ?
Actually it is alliance between Imran Khan and Sheikh Rashid, not Awami league as such a thing does not exist Any politician that has to shake hands with this man in electoral alliance must be desparate
By next year A New Prosperous Pakistan....Imran Khan living in fools paradise. Joke of the century.
It's a good move for both Sheikh Rashid & PTI. Happy Independence Day........
"by next year, on 14 August, a new and prosperous Pakistan would emerge." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You mean more prosperous than the prosperity of the last six decades? I think he is referring to the water fuelled car!
PTI is turning out to be a sanctuary for Musharraf's cronies. All the politicians who actively supported the Martial Law imposed by General Musharraf are now either a part of PTI or are into an alliance arrangement with the Party. The 'change' it seems has changed into something horrible and devastating.
To bring Sheikh Rashid to his fold, IK is risking his newly found popularity. Sheikh Rashid's past track record is such that he has been changing his loyalty almost every decade. He was a trusted lieutenant of Mian Nawaz Sharif and ditched him and then became a team member of despot Musharraf and now has jumped into the bandwagon of IK. Sheikh Rashid will influence IK to get Altaf Hussain into the alliance. The main reason for that would be that IK and SR need numerical strength for their meetings in Karachi in the time to come. Altaf is expert in getting his 'disciples' at short notice.
Happy Independence Day to Imran Khan and PTI team.
Mr. Imran you will succeed in making sure that PPP wins again. All the old boys of the deep state are joining you. How much change Sheikh Rashid bring when he was minister in Mush's cabinet?
Rashid is looking suspiciously at Imran.
Why did Zardari spoke in english in front of Pakistanies?His speach was poorly written and badly red.Shiekh Rashid will make a good president and Imran Khan a good Prime Minister.Justice for all including PPP.NO SEPERATE LAW FOR MINISTERS.
Sh. Rasheed is an opportunist beware of him, he's not any different from other bad politicians.
My Vote For You IMRAN.... For "A NEW PROSPEROUS PAKISTAN".
Where is PML-N mentioned in this report ?
It is good thing going to be happened. At least we will have an option to vote them rather keep electing PML N and PPP. Happy Independence Day! Long Live Pakistan!
Cmon ET. Where on earth did IK say about an alliance yesterday? It was a jalsa organized by Sheikh rasheed where he just invited IK. Thats it.
Dirty Game..Imran you proved you are part of status Quo.