PTI rally an attempt to exit failed sit-in: Rashid
“Imran Khan has badly failed in mobilising public to participate in the Islamabad Dharna. Thousands of people would have come out to participate in the sit-in, if people really supported him,” the minister said.
He added that Imran had delivered at least 120 similar speeches during his 39-day-long Dharna, but no one was attracted to his anti-government campaign. “He [Imran] got an opportunity to address the nation with more than 40 TV channels covering him round-the-clock, but he miserably failed to mobilise the people,” Rashid claimed, adding that people had outright rejected all PTI demands.
Pakistan Peoples Party patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari indirectly called Imran and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri ‘politicians of the establishment’. “We cannot afford these establishment’s test-tube politicians to dominate [political] narrative. [We] will re-start politics and respond at the PPP October 18, jalsa,” Bilawal said on microblogging site Twitter.
Bilawal said that after the launch of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, he had called for a political ceasefire – a commitment which only he had fulfilled. “I still believe this is not the time for politics and we should focus on flood-affected people and internally displaced persons (IDPs),” he tweeted.
Whn Operation was announced I called 4 political cease fire.I am the only pol who has stuck to this. 1/3
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) September 21, 2014
I still believe this is not the time for politics and we should focus on flood affected & IDPs. 2/3
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) September 21, 2014
we can not afford these establishment test-tube politicians 2 dominated narrative.Will re-start politics & respond at PPP oct 18th jalsa.3/3
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) September 21, 2014
ANP Senator Zahid Khan said that pulling a crowd in Karachi was not a big deal. “We had also gathered a huge crowd after renaming the NWFP as Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa (K-P),” he said. Imran has been criticising the MQM in Islamabad but he didn’t say a word against the party in Karachi, Zahid said. “The agenda of all these parties is the same and this agenda was hatched in London.”
Zahid said Imran called for protecting Hindus in Sindh while six Sikh traders have been killed in K-P, where the PTI is in power, while 500 Sikh families have migrated from the province due to insecurity. “During the PTI government, a new trend of extortion from traders, doctors and engineers has emerged in K-P and many doctors have left the province,” he claimed.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 22nd, 2014.
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Ceasar and his puppets were giving the very same statements as we keep hearing from this senseless person.May be difference with IK views but one thing for sure he has ensured that nation is awakened-Hats off Imran Khan.This status quo is already on death bed because of unending protests against this fake ,corrupt and inept Govt.Now they cannot face people anger at all.In schools students are chanting slogans ""No Nawaz No", in New York expats Pakistani turned up in a huge number chanting the very same slogans.NAwaz and his dissiples will not be able to find shelter anywhere in Pakistan-the writing is on the wall. Say NO to VIP culture,,, YEs to NAYA PAKISTAN.
Khan seeking an honorable exit? Put aside PM's resignation demand, this Dharna has brought visual change by itself. People are no longer willing to accept the curse of the VIP culture. Intellectuals from all over Pakistan have stood up in support for Imran Khan and majority of them have an unremarkable and unquestionable past! Dr. AQ khan, Javed Miandad etc are the wizards in their professions and their exoneration from slavery instinct is what has offered unconditional support to the Legendary sportsman. With the passage of time, we shall witness that PM's abdication from his royal office is only a fraction of positive improvements this Dharna has brought along with it! Going off the topic for a minute, I'm not surprised by the failure of PML-N to organise a counter protest against PTI in london. Afterall, English Patwari's do not seek bribes, Mian Saab!
Mr. Information minister, will you please shut up and give these lunatics an exit path from their dharnas.
@Bilawal Zardari No more of royal politics bro. Find a career somewhere else.
Your body language is not supporting your statement.
Almost a million people came out in different parts of Karachi city yesterday, yet these miserable politicians fail to understand the real mandate of the people.
IK or not, time for old politics is over, those tried and tested dead horses or their supporters cant see the writing on the wall, Public has risen against them
Lol, must say joke of the day