After back-to-back consultations with his party leadership, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said he will announce the dissolution of both the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies on December 17.
In his address to the nation through a video link, the former prime minister said that he will announce the date during the party’s public gathering at the famous Liberty Chowk in Lahore.
Khan’s address came as he today consulted the party’s senior leadership on key political and economic issues that “required his party to take action”.
The former prime minister said, “In my 70 years of experience, I have never seen cases of big dacoits being closed. I am sure that even banana republics do not do such acts”.
The PTI chief said that no country can develop without the rule of law and justice as he claimed that Pakistan is on the “brink of collapse” because there is “no rule of law”.
“Why are we here? Because poor people are in jails because powerful people are receiving NROs, closing their cases, and returning to the country,” the former prime minister said.
Khan said documentaries have been made and books have been written on the corruption of two families belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
“It is very sad that Salman Shehbaz returned to Pakistan and addressed a press conference claiming that he was a victim,” Khan said while asking Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s son for the reason for the death of those involved in the case.
“How did all the witnesses in his money laundering case die of heart attack? Someone should investigate this case. Also Ishaq Dar has been given a clean chit […] when he was asked to When the income receipts were demanded, he flew abroad in the Prime Minister’s plane.
The PTI chief said that people belonging to the “Zardari mafia”, including his sister Faryal Talpur, would also be pardoned. “Only the strong survive here.”
The cricketer-turned-politician said anyone who understands economics knows that the first rule is to ensure political stability because “markets cannot perform in an environment of uncertainty”.
“Investors and traders are reluctant to invest their money as the risk of default has increased to 100% compared to the 5% that PTI left behind,” he added.
Earlier today, Pakistan’s five-year credit default swap — used to insure against restructuring or default — fell significantly by 3,168 basis points (daily) to 5,882 basis points.
“Due to this reluctance, salaried people are struggling to meet their needs as electricity prices are skyrocketing at the moment,” he said, blaming the coalition government for raising the price of gold to Rs 224.80 per litre. Hoy said, which was around Rs 150 per liter at the time PTI was ousted from power.
