PTI will soon hold rally in Karachi to defeat MQM chief: Imran

MQM terms PTI chief's statements a 'threat'; says he is dreaming of taking over Karachi with establishment's help

MIRPUR AZAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan announced to hold a rally in Karachi soon to defeat Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Altaf Hussain.

The PTI chief was addressing a rally in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, ahead of the March 29 by-polls.

In reaction, MQM chief Altaf Hussain termed the PTI chairman’s statements a ‘threat’, while the party's Rabita Committee said his statements "are not acceptable at any cost".

“Imran Khan is dreaming about taking over Karachi, using the support of the establishment,” the Rabita Committee's statement added.

Further, the party in its immediate reaction said that Imran was contradicting himself, by saying on one hand that his rally reminds him of the MQM rally, while on the other hand that people are forced to attend MQM rallies.

“Imran Khan has no sympathy with Kashmiri people and instead of talking about their issues; Imran opted for cheap publicity by talking against a political leader and not about the Kashmir issue,” the statement added.

PML-N will be overthrown: Imran

Meanwhile, the PTI chief also predicted  the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government would be overthrown soon.

“Go Nawaz Go is about to happen,” Imran said.

The PTI chief was addressing a rally in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, in ahead of the by-polls scheduled to be held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on March 29.

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Addressing to the crowd, the PTI chief said Mirpur would have its own local government. “Mirpur will have its own local government that will make decisions on its own,” he said. “The local government of Mirpur will resemble that of Switzerland,” he added.

“The time has come for all of you to be free. Stand up for your rights, steal your rights if you have to,” Imran said.

The PTI chief also said that former president Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif are in some sort of ‘partnership’, which he vowed to break.

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“Corrupt politicians store their money abroad in countries like Dubai,” Imran said.

“Recently, a girl was arrested because she was carrying $500,000 to Dubai. This is the 40^th time someone from Pakistan has carried a huge sum of money like that abroad,” he said, referring to supermodel Ayyan's recent arrest.

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Imran told his supporters that in the next elections, they should vote for politicians whose money is invested in Pakistan, rather than in countries abroad.

”Politicians like Zardari and Nawaz Sharif use their power to acquire money. This is illegal,” he said.