Opposition never spoke for the rights of Pakistan, says Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that he did not join politics to know the prices of "aloo and tamatar," but decided to become a politician for the sake of the country's youth. Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Hafizabad, Khan  said that he had no personal gains from doing so as he already had everything in life that a person could dream of. He said Pakistan was going to become a great country in the remainder of his term, adding that the incentives announced by his government would yield results soon. He said the people will see that those trying to dislodge him from the top office would get buried under the weight of their own conspiracy.

In his speech, Khan criticised Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for maintaining silence on US drone strikes in Pakistan between 2008 and 2018, saying those leaders never spoke for the rights of Pakistan.Imran Khan  claimed that all the previous leaders of the country had no idea why was Pakistan created in the first place. "If the purpose of creating Pakistan is not known [to these politicians] then we cannot become a nation. Unless the nation stands against evil, it will continue to rise. If we do not stand against oppression, then oppression will increase," he said. Khan also said it was the responsibility of the state and judiciary to stop the "corrupt" and "convicted" politicians who were trying to "topple the state" through horse-trading.

Khan's speech came days after the united opposition front submitted a no-confidence motion against him while pinning its hopes for the success of the motion on the estranged members of the ruling party and its allies.The key leaders of the Opposition parties will meet on Monday at the residence of the Leader of Opposition in National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif to hold a consultative huddle to chalk out an effective strategy to make its no-confidence motion successful.