Prime Minister Imran Khan told his supporters to hold peaceful protestsdaily “to send a clear and unequivocal message to the US and the traitorshere [in Pakistan] working at their behest that Pakistan will not allow aforeign conspiracy to overthrow a democratically-elected government”.
Speaking at an event in Lahore, he asked supporters to be ready for earlyactions while predicting a resounding victory for his party.
“It is your responsibility to hold peaceful protests,” he said, adding thathe would be at the Islamabad F-9 park post *Isha* (night prayer). “Comethere!”
He also instructed PTI leader Shafqat Mahmood to arrange similar ‘peacefulprotests’ in Lahore, while exhorting supporters to “register their protestwhich would serve as a message” for the US and those from the oppositionwho Imran accuses of betraying the country by colluding with the US.
“What else is treason but to be involved in a foreign conspiracy tooverthrow a democratically-elected government?”
He also warned PTI dissidents of dire consequences as well, that those whocame to power on PTI ticket, including those on reserve seats as well whothen switched allegiance to the opposition.
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“We will bring case against them… They shouldn’t only be banned forlifetime, they should be thrown in jails.”
“It cannot be democracy where you can just buy people for 15-20 crores,” hesaid referring to oft-repeated but so far unsubstantiated claims that bagsof cash swapped hands during clandestine and overt meetings between PTIlawmakers and opposition leaders.
“This means that if India decides to overthrow the government in Pakistan,then it can do it easily by buying lawmakers,” he added.
