Imran Khan reacts over allegations of defaming Army and State Institutions
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*Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Monday that he will never malign the army or other state institutions, adding that accusations against him in this regard are false and baseless, Aaj News reported.*
"[PM] Shehbaz Sharif said today that I maligned the army in my Abbottabad speech link on Sunday, which is a lie. Sharif's family has no shame. They are the ones who secretly meet the enemies of Pakistan, and then blame people like me for maligning the institutions of the country," Khan said while addressing a public event in Islamabad.
He said that he will never make the institutions controversial.
"I am a true patriot, and not like Sharif brothers who flee the country every time their theft is exposed," he said, adding that he would respond to Shehbaz’s allegations in detail in his public gathering in Jhelum on Tuesday.
Khan said that his government inherited a severe financial crisis, with the current account deficit mounting up to $20 billion. "However, the PTI government stabilised the economy despite the challenge of a global pandemic."
He also challenged PM Shehbaz and Nawaz Sharif that wherever they go, slogans of "thief and traitor" would follow them.
He said that threats of arrest, and attempts to assassinate his character would not hold him back, as he will continue his fight against the "imported setup" till the "last ball".
"What we are doing is not politics but a Jihad against the corrupt mafia," said Imran Khan.
He reiterated his call for "Ghulami Na Manzoor" march towards Islamabad after May 20. "People who can not come to Islamabad should protest in their respective areas," he added.
