Imran Khan government seems to be counting its last breaths of power. On Thursday, the debate and voting on the no-confidence motion was postponed with the help of the speaker. Late in the evening, Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the country with full emotional drama for about 40 minutes.
Much of this address was spent in religious debates. Apart from India, Narendra Modi, he mentioned America. The secret letter which was being discussed and speculated everywhere since March 27. He called it a foreign conspiracy against his government. As usual, the opposition leaders were called rats and thieves.
Big things of Imran’s address…
Nawaz used to secretly meet Modi in Kathmandu
Referring to the book of an Indian journalist, Imran said- Nawaz Sharif used to meet Narendra Modi secretly in Kathmandu. Modi called General Raheel Sharif a terrorist. Despite this, Modi comes here for the wedding at Sharif’s house. I never opposed India, but when they made changes in Kashmir, I raised my voice against it at every opportunity and on every platform.
Will Shahbaz be the next PM?
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation seems almost certain amidst the political turmoil in Pakistan. Meanwhile, apart from Imran, the other person who is in the news the most is Shahbaz Sharif. Shahbaz Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, may become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Imran said that it was written in the secret letter that if Imran leaves, we will forgive Pakistan. But this no-confidence motion failed, we will see Pakistan. This is an official letter. This is a conspiracy to intimidate the country of 22 crore people.
On Pakistan’s fight against Taliban, Imran said- I opposed General Musharraf on War in Terror. I never opposed America and England either. No Pakistani was involved in 9/11. Musharraf made a mistake that we turned against America’s supporters and Soviet Russia. We pleaded and got what in return. What did NATO do? Our 80 thousand people died.
According to Imran- When I became PM, I said that Pakistan’s foreign policy should be independent. Why did I say absolutely not? I talked about peace. I said that we are not at war with you. I am not against anyone. My biggest responsibility is 22 crore people. Voting will take place on Sunday. This country will decide where we will go.
Other big updates of Pakistan politics…
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser called a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Thursday at 6 pm.
The US State Department has denied Imran’s secret letter claim as false and said that the US has no hand in the ongoing no-confidence motion in Pakistan.
China has made it clear that if America has a hand behind destabilizing the government in Pakistan, then it will stand with Pakistan.
In a letter to PTI MPs on Tuesday, Imran said – all members of the National Assembly will abstain from voting or will not attend the assembly meeting on the day of voting.
On Monday, the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Front (PDM) had declared former PM Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif as the prime ministerial candidate.
Conspiracy to topple the government hatched in Nawaz Sharif’s house
Imran Khan’s minister Fawad Chaudhry claims that Nawaz Sharif’s meetings with the people of India and Pakistan are not hidden from anyone. A conspiracy was hatched to topple the PTI government in his London apartment. On the other hand, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has asked the country to wait till Saturday night.