ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated to continue the fightagainst the ‘corrupt mafia’ after a bloc of major opposition partiessubmitted the no-confidence motion seeking to remove the incumbent premierfrom office.
Khan while addressing an event in the country’s federal capital on Tuesday,said his government is not going anywhere but will be more powerful afterthe latest move of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance.
Khan, after cautioning the opposition to be prepared for what he would doto them after filing a no-confidence motion, hinted at foreign involvementbehind attempts to oust the PTI government.
He said Rs180 million are being offered to our lawmakers while adding thatthe opposition is playing mind games and I’m a ‘master of it’.
Lamenting that politicians are being traded shamelessly, Khan quipped thathe have told his people to take the money being offered and use it fornoble causes. He also alleged that funds are being used to get the supportof journalists.
Taking a jibe at the opposition narrative, he said the PDM alliance claimedthat the establishment has given them a signal. He however negated suchclaims saying institutions would never go against Pakistan.
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Khan also reacted to changing of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar sayingit is no easy task. “There’s a procedure to be followed,” he added.
The Opposition filed the no-trust motion today and now the possibility of achange in the country’s most populous region Punjab is being discussed aday after former estranged PTI leader Abdul Aleem Khan joined the JahangirTareen group.
Khan also responded to Tareen’s camp move saying he can say with confidencethat Jahangir Tareen would never side with traitors.
