ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday negated any possibility ofstepping down from premiership and announced to show trump card a day aheadof a no-confidence vote.
In a meeting with the media correspondents of the Supreme Court, thepremier said opposition leaders mistook him that he would step down and gohome.
“Should I quit on the demand of these thieves,” he asked while posing fullconfidence to win a no-confidence motion.
He continued saying that the opposition show its card before time sayingthe PDM alliance doesn’t even know how many people it will have left on theday of the no-trust move.
In an attempt to clarify the neutral remarks, Khan said his remarks weretaken ‘out of context’. Adding that, he referred to neutrality in thecontext of good and evil.
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Taking a jibe at opposition, PM said politics of PML-N and PPP evolvedaround hiding their theft while refusing to negotiate with ‘criminals’ likeShehbaz Sharif. It’s time for JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to go homeas Khan called him ‘12th player’.
Khan also defended Pakistan Army, saying state institutions were wronglycriticised. A strong army is a must for a strong state, he said, whileadding that Pakistan would have been split into three pieces had it notbeen for the army. He also requested not to malign the Pakistan army forthe sake of politics.
In the interaction with reporters, Khan also confirmed meeting estrangedPML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar saying his relationship with the formerInterior Minister is 40 years old.
