Lahore: Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took a fresh dig at Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the cricketer-turned-politician has been called a “puppet” leader in India since he was installed by the mighty military in 2018.
Sharif, who is currently undergoing treatment for a heart ailment in London, attended the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) general meeting held in Lahore on Thursday via video link.
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“In India, Imran Khan is called a ‘puppet’ and in the United States it is said that he (Imran) has less powers than a mayor. This is because the world knows how he was brought to power Imran has come to power not with the votes of the people but with the help of the military establishment.
Sharif, 71, convicted in two corruption cases in Pakistan, has been living in London since November 2019, when the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks for medical treatment.
Earlier in the party meeting, Sharif took a dig at Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed for “imposing a puppet government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by rigging the 2018 general elections”. Did.
“This man (Imran Khan) used to say that he would prefer suicide than going to the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Now we are waiting when he will commit suicide,” Sharif said. Institute.
The PTI government, in its first three years in power since 2018, has already contracted loans worth over USD 34 billion from foreign governments and institutions.
Sharif said: In the name of Naya Pakistan (Naya Pakistan), incompetent and incompetent people like Imran Khan were imposed on the country which ruined the country’s economy.
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He further said that the reason for the downfall of the country is that the constitution is never considered supreme and the oath is never respected.
“The opinion of the people is also held hostage. If Pakistan wants to move towards prosperity, there is a need to learn lessons from the past. If we have to bring back the glorious days of the country, we have to give right to the people to vote. , ” They said.
Former foreign minister and close aide of Sharif Khawaja Asif said: I know how brave Imran Khan is. We know on whose backing (military establishment) he puts up a brave face and challenges his political opponents. Imran used to cry behind bars when he went to jail for four-five days (during the reign of General Pervez Musharraf). Seeing this, the then government released him.
Meanwhile, former National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq indicated that Sharif may plan to return to Pakistan “very soon”.
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