Imran Khan slams former Pak army chief: “Only person is responsible for…”

Islamabad:

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Saturday that his “country is sinking” as he announced that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces would dissolve their assemblies on December 23. Will give so that the way for new elections can be paved. ,

“Unless free and fair elections are held, we all fear that the country (Pakistan) is sinking,” PTI chairman Khan said in a video address along with Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. ,

Imran Khan also reiterated his demand for free and fair elections and warned that the country may sink otherwise. He said free and fair elections were the only solution to Pakistan’s problems, and added that the government was “afraid” of fresh elections for fear of defeat, Dawn reported.

“Once we dissolve both assemblies, we will hold elections in the provinces. Also, our 123-125 National Assembly members – whose resignations have not been accepted – will accept their resignations from the speaker inside the assembly,” he said. Will ask to do.” ,

Elaborating on PTI’s plan of action after dissolving the assemblies, he said, “Then we will prepare for elections after that and with our approximately 130 seats in the National Assembly, we will go to the NA speaker and ask him to accept our resignations.” Will demand to do.” Something to choose from.”

The Dawn newspaper reported that while addressing the people of Pakistan, the PTI chief asked the nation to avoid being disheartened, saying it was tantamount to “running away from one’s duty towards the society”.

He said that “the government should be taught a lesson through elections” and that it should be “dealt with such a defeat that the name of these thieves is erased forever”.

Imran Khan said the country would “stand firm” if “tough decisions” were taken to “restructure institutions and establish justice in the country”.

At the beginning of his address, Imran Khan expressed grief over the current economic condition of the country under the Shehbaz Sharif government. He said a government with a new mandate and the support of the country behind it would be able to raise its stature, Dawn reported.

He said the country needed “fresh and fair elections because we fear the country is sinking.”

After being removed from power through a no-confidence motion in April, the PTI chief asked, “Today my question is who was responsible for this regime change?”

He accused former Pakistan Army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa of being involved in a “conspiracy” hatched against his party.

The News International quoted the former Prime Minister as saying during his address, “General Bajwa is responsible for toppling the PTI government.”