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Ahead of his Sunday rally in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and prime minister contender Imran Khan hit out at the “incompetent and corrupt political elite” and blamed them for the plight of the country’s most populous city. He also urged the people of Karachi and Sindh to come out in large numbers to support his party. In a message on Twitter posted by his party, the former cricketer said: “Sindh and especially Karachi has endured a lot due to incompetent and corrupt political elite. Imran Khan invites all Karachiites on 22nd July 2018 at Bagh e Jinnah. Come out & show that Karachi has also decided.”
Several opinion polls have indicated that the PTI is running neck and neck with Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML-N nationally, with a few surveys even giving an edge to the PTI. Whether Khan actually becomes PM will, of course, depend on the number of seats the PTI gets and its ability to team up with smaller parties in case of a hung House.
In an interview with SAMAA TV, Khan shot down the possibility of entering into a coalition with either the PML-N or PPP. “We will not make any alliance with PPP and PML-N, but rather sit in the opposition,” he was quoted as saying by the channel.Sindh and especially Karachi has endured a lot due to incompetent and corrupt political elite. Imran Khan invites all Karachiites on 22nd July 2018 at Bagh e Jinnah. Come out & show that Karachi has also decided#AbSirfImranKhan pic.twitter.com/tan3DOrk28
— PTI (@PTIofficial) July 20, 2018
Meanwhile, on Friday an anti-terrorism court accepted Khan's plea seeking an exemption from appearing in the Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament attack cases, Geo News reported. The PTI chief and other leaders of the party were accused of attacking the PTV headquarters and Parliament during a sit-in in Islamabad in 2014. A few months ago, a court had acquitted Khan in another case linked to the alleged torture of a police officer.
Pakistan Elections 2018: Ahead of Karachi rally, Imran Khan slams ‘incompetent and corrupt elite’. Watch Video
Updated Jul 21, 2018 | 12:22 IST | Times Now Digital
Several surveys have indicated that Imran Khan's PTI and Nawaz Sharif's PML-N are in a close contest nationally. Whether the former cricketer can actually become PM will depend on the number of seats the PTI gets and its ability to team up with smaller parties in case of a hung House.
A file picture of a rally by PTI chief Imran Khan. |Photo Credit: Twitter
Karachi: Ahead of his Sunday rally in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and prime minister contender Imran Khan hit out at the “incompetent and corrupt political elite” and blamed them for the plight of the country’s most populous city. He also urged the people of Karachi and Sindh to come out in large numbers to support his party. In a message on Twitter posted by his party, the former cricketer said: “Sindh and especially Karachi has endured a lot due to incompetent and corrupt political elite. Imran Khan invites all Karachiites on 22nd July 2018 at Bagh e Jinnah. Come out & show that Karachi has also decided.”
Several opinion polls have indicated that the PTI is running neck and neck with Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML-N nationally, with a few surveys even giving an edge to the PTI. Whether Khan actually becomes PM will, of course, depend on the number of seats the PTI gets and its ability to team up with smaller parties in case of a hung House.
In an interview with SAMAA TV, Khan shot down the possibility of entering into a coalition with either the PML-N or PPP. “We will not make any alliance with PPP and PML-N, but rather sit in the opposition,” he was quoted as saying by the channel.Meanwhile, on Friday an anti-terrorism court accepted Khan's plea seeking an exemption from appearing in the Pakistan Television (PTV) and Parliament attack cases, Geo News reported. The PTI chief and other leaders of the party were accused of attacking the PTV headquarters and Parliament during a sit-in in Islamabad in 2014. A few months ago, a court had acquitted Khan in another case linked to the alleged torture of a police officer.