He said he will visit the Election Commission of Pakistan to discuss the issue of resignations.
Sadiq is in office because of a stay order [on a petition pending with an election tribunal], Imran said. If PTI’s lawmakers do not want to remain in office, Sadiq cannot stop them from leaving, he said.
The government is trying to buy the loyalties of PTI members in the provincial and national assemblies, Imran said.
The PTI chief congratulated the nation on the recent decrease in prices of petroleum products and claimed credit for it. He said the PTI had raised the demand in its sit-ins. “We demand a decrease of Rs15 in the price of petrol,” he said.
The next demand is a decrease in the price of electricity, Imran said. “We will raise this issue at our next public gathering in Islamabad on November 20... It will be PTI’s largest public gathering so far.”
Imran criticised the government’s privatisation policy saying it will run the country’s assets to the ground.
He also urged women not to vote for Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl in the next general elections. “I request women members of the PTI to spread this message far and wide. Women should not vote for the JUI-F considering the foul language the party leaders used against PTI’s women supporters,” Khan said.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2014.
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@@Shahid: Dear PTI paid troll. They refused to come to the assembly as they had 'resigned' Or maybe the did come since it was a coerced resignation.
@Syed: and we hope that you can have a look at what were the prices in Aug and Sep and when they started going down. Also please understand how the international trade in oil takes place. (oil you are consuming today would be bought a month prior at least) It would certainly help understanding that stance Mr. Imran Khan takes on most issues is nothing but hot air.
khan sb is right. we all remember he took oath from Nelson Mendila.
Afterall government start to do something, you guys have to give this credit to IK, as a strong opposition.
By not accepting Sadiq as NA speaker IK has finally recognized the legitimacy of NA. If he has resigned and does not want to be any part of NA then why make such paradoxical statements?
@unbelievable: When oil price is going down most countries lower their gas prices as well and provide relief to their citizen - Imran was talking about why petrolium prices were not reduced when they reduced in international market - i hope you can look at the broader picture rather than narrow mindedness.
Did he not take oath from the same speaker? by his immys logic then he never took oath as mna which would mean all the perks and pays he and his party members got in the NA are illegal.. why does he keep taking them why not return them? this man is so confused my God Im lost about his so called parha likha supporters
PMLN and his ( 9 RATANs ) are still making joky statements that they have priced down petrol with their ability. In this era of media people know that petol prices very low in whole world as per world market in Pakistan price should be Rs. 75 per ltr.All the time joker like ministers /even PM himself that if DHARNA had not taken place , Pak; would have reached to its destined development such as D-CHOKE is the only way to reach the mountain of developments. China'a PM visit, whereas PM China did not declared his visit to Pak in his schedule.Lier PM Pvz.Rashid. Saad Rafiq, Khwaja Asif,Corrupt Hanif Abbasi all are busy in saving their stacke with govt, Sethi have been again bribed in PCB, Khwaja Asif's kin Khwaja Naeem given posting in NEPRA, still they are not learning lessons from burning sentiments of ppl; They are purely business minded ppl; earn till last breath. They are ready mentally to go. So earn more & more.
Dear Noon League paid troll, the PTI MNAs came to the assembly to offer resignations, but the speaker ran away and would not accept them. Thank You.
Maybe he can explain how he influenced a 30% reduction in international oil prices? He's a typical politician - takes credit for things he has no control over and panders simplistic solutions in order to gain votes. Pathetic.
The PML-N government does not have a mandate. Anyone supporting the current government has a vested interest in it or is directly or indirectly benefiting from the corruption and nepotism that is widespread.
Government is under pressure to perform and do reforms and not like friendly opposition of PML N against PPP and PTI is real opposition . Electoral reforms underway. VIP culture questioned..good job IK and PTI .
IK also claimed credit for ceasing of drone strikes earlier. Also claimed a changed KP in 90 days. Yes, KP changed! but for the worse.
IK only talks, nothing ever comes out.
All my prayers for Nawaz Sharif. Imran Khan is an enemy of Pakistan.
This man should be admitted in mental hospital. Although I voted for him but now I have gone fed up of his utter nonsense speeches and news about him in the media.
If he is bold enough he and his so called clean MNA's should come to the assembly and confirm resignation like Javed Hashmi has done but I bet they will never do that. PTI is utter failure in KPK . God forbid if he becomes prime minister of Pakistan people will forget Qaddafi.