Imran-govt must go by January
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari yesterday declared that the incumbent government will "have to go home by January" and called upon the masses to hold the rulers as well as their "selectors" accountable.
While addressing a rally in Peshawar arranged by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of opposition parties, Bilawal addressed criticism over PDM's decision to hold the rally despite increasing Covid-19 cases, saying that the government "only remembers Covid when they want to stop our rallies and your protest".
"They don't remember Covid when it comes to regularising medical staff or increasing salaries," he said.
The PPP chief also criticised the accountability process, saying that the National Accountability Bureau went after members of the opposition for "political revenge" but "does not have the courage" to pursue corruption cases against government figures. He declared the PTI government as the "most corrupt government in Pakistan's history".
Bilawal said that the country cannot have a strong accountability system until "there is one law for all citizens. Until there are same courts and laws for politicians, army generals and judges."
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, during his address, alleged that the 2018 general elections had been rigged.
He then went on to say: "We respect the army if it is our defence institution. But if it tries to become a political institution, it will have to tolerate criticism. Then it should not say, 'don't take our name'.
Terming PM Imran Khan as the "Pakistani Trump", Rehman said that the premier will be "rejected" just like the Americans had rejected US President Donald Trump in recent elections.
Meanwhile, Imran Khan lashed out at the PDM for "deliberately endangering lives [and] livelihoods" by going ahead with their rallies despite a rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
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