Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan on Thursday warned that if Pakistan defaults, it will have to “compromise its national security” the next time the government approaches foreign lenders for aid.
Recalling that the country’s default risk was “just 5 percent” when he was in power earlier this year, Imran said the current government had “destroyed the economy”.
He added that all the steps being taken by the current government, including the changes in the Army Act, are to ensure that the current leaders can protect their “looted wealth”.
LIVE- Chairman PTI Imran Khan's Address at Haqeeqi Azadi Long March in Dina, Quaidabad, Peshawar & Chakdara (17.11.2022)#WeTrustImranKhan
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 17, 2022
Link: https://t.co/yC8JbST7Yv
He added that there is a chance that the current leaders will flee the country “once again” and that they are “doing it all for themselves, not for the country or its people”.
Reiterating his demand for free and fair elections, Imran said it was the only way forward for the country. “The PTI won 70 percent of the elections despite the fact that the establishment was supporting them,” the former prime minister said.
He also claimed that his aim was to “eliminate Imran Khan”.
The PTI chairperson also said that it was “an important moment” in the country’s history and that “when a nation stands, it is unstoppable”.
PTI Will Hold its Biggest Ever Rally in Pindi
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar said on Thursday that the party would hold its “biggest ever” political rally in Rawalpindi.
He said the PTI would not be intimidated or cowed and its leaders would “stand by their supporters” and not hide behind “bulletproof glass”.
Umar also claimed that party chairman Imran Khan had visited Russia to buy “cheap oil for the people” and continued the visit despite all warnings.
حقیقی آزادی لانگ مارچ :
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 17, 2022
اسد عمر صاحب جنرل سیکریٹری پاکستان تحریک انصاف کا دریاے جہلم پل پر شاندار استقبال- #WeTrustImranKhan pic.twitter.com/Z7kje61KVw
“Imran was advised that the powers that be would turn against him if he visited Russia, but he ignored the warnings for the betterment of the country.”
In a tweet earlier on Wednesday, Umar had said that Imran would announce the date of Haqi Azadi March in Rawalpindi on Saturday.
The party chief and former prime minister is scheduled to join the march in Rawalpindi and lead PTI supporters.
لانگ مارچ کے پنڈی آمد کی تاریخ کا اعلان عمران خان بروز ہفتہ جلسے میں کریں گے
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 16, 2022
Further, Umar said that the entire country was being brought down in a “failed attempt” to topple Imran.
عمران خان کو گرانے کی ناکام کوشش میں یہ پورے ملک ہی کو گرا رہے ہیں #EnoughIsEnough
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 17, 2022
PTI’s Long March
According to PTI’s official Twitter account, PTI leaders are leading marches in Jhelum’s Dina, Khushab’s Quaidabad, Peshawar and Chakdara today.
Party chief Imran Khan will address the participants of the Long March today at 4:30 pm.
حقیقی آزادی مارچ میں سینئیر لیڈرشپ کی قیادت میں آج ان شہروں میں لوگوں کو موبلائز کیا جائے گا:
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 17, 2022
• دینہ، جہلم
• قائد آباد ، خوشاب
• پشاور
• چکدرہ
چئیرمین تحریک انصاف کی تقریر 4:30 لائیو دکھائی جائے گی – #WeTrustImranKhan
PTI leader Musarat Cheema shared today’s route of the march on Twitter and said that the real freedom march will begin at 3 pm in the form of a rally from Ladhar House.
She tweeted that the rally will be led by various PTI leaders including Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Fawad Chaudhry.
آج انشاءاللہ حقیقی آزادی مارچ کا آغاز لدھڑ ہاؤس سے 3 بجے ریلی کی صورت میں ہوگا. ریلی بائی پاس روڈ سے ہوتی جی. ٹی. روڈ دینہ کی طرف روانہ ہوگی.
— Musarrat Cheema (@MusarratCheema) November 17, 2022
ریلی کی قیادت شاہ محمود قریشی صاحب، فواد چوہدری صاحب، مسرت جمشید چیمہ صاحبہ،زلفی بخاری صاحب،فوق شیر باز صاحب اور فراز چوہدری صاحب کریں گے
The rally plans to reach Mangala Road in Dina around 4 pm, Cheema added, adding that the rally will be hosted by Raja Yawar Kamal, Sher Baz and Zahid Akhtar.
ریلی منگلا روڈ دینہ کے مقام پر تقریبا پونے 4 بجے پہنچے گی. اس اجتماع کی میزبانی راجہ یاور کمال، فوق شیر باز اور زاہد اختر کریں گے.
— Musarrat Cheema (@MusarratCheema) November 17, 2022
شاہ محمود قریشی صاحب 4:15 بجے اجتماع سے خطاب کریں گے اور چئیرمین عمران خان 4:30 بجے خطاب کریں گے.
