- From whom the protesters of Azadi March want freedom
- Says no force can stop Kashmiris to get freedom from cruel clutches of India
- Says opposition parties holding protest march to protect the amount they plundered over the years
on the occasion of Independence of Gilgit-Balitstan.
GILGIT, November 1: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing a public rally in Gilgit, told the ‘Azadi March’ protesters congregated in Islamabad that when they run out of food, more will be sent to them, but their leaders should not expect any amnesty from him.
“Gone are the days when one used to use Islam to gain power. New Pakistan has been formed and due to this all the jobless have become united. Sit however long you want. When your food runs out, we will send more. But we will not give you an NRO,” declared the prime minister.
Visiting the region on the occasion of its independence day, the prime minister regretted that while the day marked a glorious event, a movement was on that day seeking disruption in Islamabad.
“We are celebrating your independence while an Azadi March [is ongoing in Islamabad]. Who are they wishing to gain freedom from?”
“I want the media to go there and ask people who they wish to free themselves from,” said the prime minister, stating that all his opponents appear disjointed in their thoughts and aims.
“If you ask PPP, they will talk about inflation; if you talk to PML-N they won’t know why they are there. JUI-F will decry a ‘Jewish conspiracy’ [to undermine Pakistan].”
“When Maulana Fazlur Rehman is there [in Islamabad] we have no need of foreign conspiracies,” said the premier, adding: “The way the Indian media is celebrating [this march], it makes it seem he [Rehman] himself is (an Indian) national.”
The prime minister regretted the use of Islam for shoring up votes. “The youth will be misled. They will think he [the Maulana] is the caretaker of Islam. Instead of coming to Islam, people will leave religion after looking at him.”
“People are on to you now, Fazl. This is the age of social media. People know there is no substance in your statements. People remember that when PTI gave a dharna [Continued on page 7
Continued from front page in 2014], what the PPP, PML-N had said at that time,” he said.
“Even MEHMOOD Khan Achakzai is there, who used to speak against JUI-F all the time,” remarked the prime minister. The prime minister also asked what Bilawal Bhutto, the PPP leader who usually takes progressive political positions, is doing joining hands with a right-wing Islamist party.
“Bilawal, who calls himself a liberal, has also joined the jalsa. [It seems] the only thing ‘liberal’ about Bilawal is that he is liberally corrupt,” he said.
He asked all parties who had gathered in Islamabad to tell people what their real motive is. “Tell people why you have really gathered,” he dared the opposition.
He said the real reason was that their corruption cases are “laid bare for everyone to see. They are all afraid they will be next.”
The prime minister vowed to turn a new page in the history of the country. “We will not be a country which allows such thieves to live in palaces. You will [all] go to jail. And then people will be afraid to do [what you have done].”
Imran Khan said no Jewish conspiracy is needed against Pakistan when Maulana Fazalur Rehman is present in the country. PM reiterated that NRO will not be given to the corrupt mafia regardless of the anti-government protest that is being held in the federal capital.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said no force can stop the Kashmiri people to get freedom from the cruel clutches of India.
“From whom the protesters of Azadi March want freedom? Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers do not even know why they are participating in the march. As you are celebrating your independence day, there is an independence movement going on in Islamabad too, said PM Imran Khan. “But who are they coming to get independence from?” he asked. If the media asks the people gathered there, I’ll tell you what they’ll say, said the premier. “The PPP workers will say inflation has risen. The PML-N won’t know why they’re there in the first place and the JUI-F will say Jews are taking over Islamabad.”
He also discussed Gilgit-Baltistan at the rally and said if tourism in the region improves, the whole of Pakistan will benefit. “No leader knows you like me,” he claimed, adding that attention will be paid to the region like no federal government has ever paid before.
Infrastructure, facilities, places for tourists to spend money and skiing resorts were some of the reasons he said Switzerland had prospered and things he believes Gilgit-Baltistan needs. He said he was in talks with other countries who can develop this infrastructure and make these facilities. He also said he was in talks to set up a service industry training university. That way you won’t have to leave here to get jobs, he said.-Sabah
