ISLAMABAD – PM Imran Khan while addressing the nation has said:

“I want to speak about how the rich and powerful live in this country,” hesaid. “The prime minister has 524 servants and 80 cars. The prime minister,which is me, also has 33 bulletproof cars. We have helicopters andaeroplanes to fly us. We have massive governor houses and every conceivableluxury.

“On one hand we don’t have money to spend on our people; on the other hand,we have a section of our people living like our colonial masters used tolive.

“Look at how we live. Look at how much money is spent by prime ministers onforeign tours? Where do these people spend Rs650 million? Where does thespeaker spend the Rs160m budget alloted to him? Are they going abroad toconquer land?”

“God says that I do not change the destiny of those who do not wish tochange themselves. We need to pay heed.”

“We need to be compassionate towards our compatriots: to those who cannotafford to eat twice a day. We need to ask what will happen to the 25million children out of school. We need to ask what happens to ourpopulation. We need to ask how we are to grapple with climate change.

“This is the time that we decide to change our destiny.”

The prime minster said he will use the governance style used by the HolyProphet to bring the nation out of its plight.