Govt raised power tariff to repay IMF: Imran
Government asks for loans and enjoys them, but makes the public suffer when IMF wants a payback, says Imran
NANKANA SAHIB:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that the incumbent government was raising power tariffs in the country to repay loans obtained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"The government asks for the loans and enjoys them, but makes the public suffer when the IMF wants them paid back," he alleged.
"Internationally, the prices petrol and diesel have decreased by 25%, but in Pakistan, the price of petrol has only been decreased by Rs9," said the PTI chief.
"Mian sahib, you have misunderstood what 'Go Nawaz Go' means," the PTI chief said while addressing a rally in Nankana Sahib. "It does not mean you travel to China, Germany and England. When I said it, I meant for you to resign... not travel abroad."
"After November 30, if we are not given justice, you will find it impossible to run your government," Imran warned.
Imran said Nawaz was blaming all failures of the country on PTI’s protests.
"We have done nothing to stop your government from functioning. If the country is in trouble, it is because of your policies," Imran said.
Imran, reiterating his demand for the prime minister to resign, told the mammoth crowd that the government had agreed to five out of six demands he had proposed -- the last one being the resignation of the prime minister.
Further, in regard to the judicial commission to probe electoral rigging, the PTI chief claimed that the government was backtracking on a demand which it had previously agreed to. "I have evidence which proves Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had agreed to form the judicial commission. According to Article 190, officials from any agency -- whether it is ISI or MI or IB -- could be a part of the investigation. You had agreed to this."
He went on to state that his dharna would continue even as investigations into electoral rigging proceed. If the investigations prove that the May 2013 general elections are rigged, the prime minister would have to resign.
The PTI chief also alleged that the Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) were complicit in rigging.
"Both parties, together, were complicit in 'match fixing'," he said.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that the incumbent government was raising power tariffs in the country to repay loans obtained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"The government asks for the loans and enjoys them, but makes the public suffer when the IMF wants them paid back," he alleged.
"Internationally, the prices petrol and diesel have decreased by 25%, but in Pakistan, the price of petrol has only been decreased by Rs9," said the PTI chief.
"Mian sahib, you have misunderstood what 'Go Nawaz Go' means," the PTI chief said while addressing a rally in Nankana Sahib. "It does not mean you travel to China, Germany and England. When I said it, I meant for you to resign... not travel abroad."
"After November 30, if we are not given justice, you will find it impossible to run your government," Imran warned.
Imran said Nawaz was blaming all failures of the country on PTI’s protests.
"We have done nothing to stop your government from functioning. If the country is in trouble, it is because of your policies," Imran said.
Imran, reiterating his demand for the prime minister to resign, told the mammoth crowd that the government had agreed to five out of six demands he had proposed -- the last one being the resignation of the prime minister.
Further, in regard to the judicial commission to probe electoral rigging, the PTI chief claimed that the government was backtracking on a demand which it had previously agreed to. "I have evidence which proves Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had agreed to form the judicial commission. According to Article 190, officials from any agency -- whether it is ISI or MI or IB -- could be a part of the investigation. You had agreed to this."
He went on to state that his dharna would continue even as investigations into electoral rigging proceed. If the investigations prove that the May 2013 general elections are rigged, the prime minister would have to resign.
The PTI chief also alleged that the Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) were complicit in rigging.
"Both parties, together, were complicit in 'match fixing'," he said.