LAHORE: PAKISTAN Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has warned of divisions in security forces if Pakistan does not isolate itself from the US war on terror.
The recent incident of PNS Mehran has also given rise to many questions, I fear the attack might have been planned by some insiders, just like they did in GHQ incident, said Imran Khan while delivering a lecture organised by the Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman Memorial Society on the topic The Future of Pakistan and Our Responsibilities.
He said that in the past as well, not only the GHQ incident but even the attack on former President Pervez Musharraf was also planned by the people in service which showed that resentment in the military ranks against the government s policy for its own people who were being killed on the order of the US.
Imran, demanding army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani answer what method he had to win the ongoing war which had, in fact, broken the backbone of the country, said he was sure neither the military hierarchy nor had Zardari and Gilani any answer to the question.
I ask Gen Kayani, what will he do to win this war, how long will our army keep fighting this war, I am sure nobody has answer to this (question), unless Pakistan stands on its feet, we cannot win it, said the PTI chief.
He further said that the incident of Abbottabad, which occurred very close to the military academy and tarnished the country s image across the world had also given rise to resentment in the ranks in the military in which many servicemen had certainly realised that we were killing our own people to please the US.
This is only benefiting the enemies of Pakistan, not us, we must come out of this war which is not ours, said the PTI chief.
Calling for direct settlements with the Taliban, Imran said if the US could do it in Afghanistan why we could not do it in our own country.
Imran, calling for the need of a home-grown policy to tackle the problems faced by the country, said the situation could well improve if we stopped depending upon the US. He said visas were issued to 7,000 agents of Blackwater and thousands of Raymond Davis roaming in Pakistan freely just because the submissive attitude of the present government. He said after coming into power, the PTI would ensure that there was no US aid or US base in Pakistan while sovereignty of the country would be the top priority.
Terming the Sharifs more unreliable than Zardari, Imran said the latter never pretended to be sincere or honest but on the other hand, the leaders of PML-N had a sheer difference between their speech and action. He said the Mughal emperor of Lahore only paid Rs 5,000 tax and how could the nation expect him to address their grievances.
Imran further taunted the PML-N Quaid saying that all points of his (Imran) speech would be used by Nawaz in his next address, adding that the PTI was not disclosing its 90 days agenda just because the PML-N might copy it. He also said the Wikileaks had exposed the US slaves living in Pakistan, including Zardari and the Sharifs. He also said the time for change had started now and we had to stop depending upon the US and stand as a sovereign nation.
PTI Central Secretary Information Omar Sarfaraz Cheema, Engineer Ejaz Chaudhry, Admiral (Retd) Javed Iqbal, Abid Abdullah, Wasif Nagi and a large number of students were also present.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said the rulers have made Pakistan a slave country by bowing before the US lords, adding that the slavery of America is worse than the slavery of Britain.
He was addressing lawyers at Lahore High Court Bar Association here on Saturday.
Imran said the rulers had sold out the nation for their personal interests. He said he felt embarrassed to see the rulers sitting with their heads down before US Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton. He said Pakistani people were paying a heavy price for US dollars being earned by the country s rulers. He said at least 34,000 innocent people had lost their lives in the name of war on terror and the US government was asking us for do more.
The PTI chief alleged that the corrupt rulers were trying to tie up the hands of independent judiciary for taking actions against the big fish. He vowed that he would fight such elements and render any sacrifice for the independent judiciary. He pointed out that some people participated in lawyers movement for restoration of judges only for their personal interests and in fact, they did not want independent judiciary. He said the incumbent judiciary was the last ray of hope in the country.
Imran Khan was invited by Save Judiciary Committee chairman Abdul Rasheed Qureshi to address lawyers
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The recent incident of PNS Mehran has also given rise to many questions, I fear the attack might have been planned by some insiders, just like they did in GHQ incident, said Imran Khan while delivering a lecture organised by the Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman Memorial Society on the topic The Future of Pakistan and Our Responsibilities.
He said that in the past as well, not only the GHQ incident but even the attack on former President Pervez Musharraf was also planned by the people in service which showed that resentment in the military ranks against the government s policy for its own people who were being killed on the order of the US.
Imran, demanding army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani answer what method he had to win the ongoing war which had, in fact, broken the backbone of the country, said he was sure neither the military hierarchy nor had Zardari and Gilani any answer to the question.
I ask Gen Kayani, what will he do to win this war, how long will our army keep fighting this war, I am sure nobody has answer to this (question), unless Pakistan stands on its feet, we cannot win it, said the PTI chief.
He further said that the incident of Abbottabad, which occurred very close to the military academy and tarnished the country s image across the world had also given rise to resentment in the ranks in the military in which many servicemen had certainly realised that we were killing our own people to please the US.
This is only benefiting the enemies of Pakistan, not us, we must come out of this war which is not ours, said the PTI chief.
Calling for direct settlements with the Taliban, Imran said if the US could do it in Afghanistan why we could not do it in our own country.
Imran, calling for the need of a home-grown policy to tackle the problems faced by the country, said the situation could well improve if we stopped depending upon the US. He said visas were issued to 7,000 agents of Blackwater and thousands of Raymond Davis roaming in Pakistan freely just because the submissive attitude of the present government. He said after coming into power, the PTI would ensure that there was no US aid or US base in Pakistan while sovereignty of the country would be the top priority.
Terming the Sharifs more unreliable than Zardari, Imran said the latter never pretended to be sincere or honest but on the other hand, the leaders of PML-N had a sheer difference between their speech and action. He said the Mughal emperor of Lahore only paid Rs 5,000 tax and how could the nation expect him to address their grievances.
Imran further taunted the PML-N Quaid saying that all points of his (Imran) speech would be used by Nawaz in his next address, adding that the PTI was not disclosing its 90 days agenda just because the PML-N might copy it. He also said the Wikileaks had exposed the US slaves living in Pakistan, including Zardari and the Sharifs. He also said the time for change had started now and we had to stop depending upon the US and stand as a sovereign nation.
PTI Central Secretary Information Omar Sarfaraz Cheema, Engineer Ejaz Chaudhry, Admiral (Retd) Javed Iqbal, Abid Abdullah, Wasif Nagi and a large number of students were also present.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said the rulers have made Pakistan a slave country by bowing before the US lords, adding that the slavery of America is worse than the slavery of Britain.
He was addressing lawyers at Lahore High Court Bar Association here on Saturday.
Imran said the rulers had sold out the nation for their personal interests. He said he felt embarrassed to see the rulers sitting with their heads down before US Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton. He said Pakistani people were paying a heavy price for US dollars being earned by the country s rulers. He said at least 34,000 innocent people had lost their lives in the name of war on terror and the US government was asking us for do more.
The PTI chief alleged that the corrupt rulers were trying to tie up the hands of independent judiciary for taking actions against the big fish. He vowed that he would fight such elements and render any sacrifice for the independent judiciary. He pointed out that some people participated in lawyers movement for restoration of judges only for their personal interests and in fact, they did not want independent judiciary. He said the incumbent judiciary was the last ray of hope in the country.
Imran Khan was invited by Save Judiciary Committee chairman Abdul Rasheed Qureshi to address lawyers
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