Politics of Imran defined by blatant lies, untruths, U-turns and vicious attacks on institutions: PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the politics of PTI Chairman Imran Khan is defined by blatant lies, untruths, U-turns and vicious attacks on institutions.      

Responding to a tweet of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the Prime Minister on his twitter handler stated that maligning Pakistan Army as an institution is a recurring pattern of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s politics ever since his ouster from power. He said that Imran Khan is resorting to constant mud-slinging of the leadership of the army and intelligence agency much before the Wazirabad attack.

The Prime Minister questioned whether the PTI Chairman adopted any legal route other than hurling threats and making baseless allegations almost on a daily basis. He pointed out that the PTI Chairman refused the offer of cooperation from federal government and boycotted the legal proceedings. He said Imran Khan never showed any interest in finding truth about the attack and only used the condemnable incident for petty political objectives.

Shehbaz Sharif also alluded to the social media campaign against the martyrs of the armed forces after the helicopter crash. He questioned as to which party was behind the trolling and mocked the martyrs, which was a new low and unimaginable in our politics and culture.

The Prime Minister regretted that the PTI has also used the religion for political purposes. He said the PTI leaders also justified and even celebrated the incident of harassment and intimidation of an official delegation including a female minister in the courtyard of our beloved Prophet’s Mosque (PBUH) by disregarding all norms of reverence and devoutness.

The Prime Minister noted that former Prime Minister Imran Khan currently on trial for corruption is claiming legitimacy to overturn the legal and political system.