‘Kabhi kehtay hain yeh chor hain, kabhi inko paak kardiya, aap humein janwar mat samjhain’: Khan to establishment

Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has addressed the establishment to state that the people of Pakistan are not animals. “Stop considering us cows and buffalos,” he said while addressing the participants of his long march.

Referring to the former President and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pervez Musharraf, the former Premier said that he was holding meetings with the then-opposition parties. “Now you have dry cleaned them and imposed them on our heads. There were times you used to call them [coalition government] thieves and corrupt. Now you say they aren’t. For God’s sake … Stop considering us cows and buffalos,” he stressed.

In his message to “those with power”, Khan said a country’s “establishment never stands against the nation”.

Referring to his win in recent by-polls, he added, “See where the nation is standing. The country’s establishment never stands against the nation because they strengthen the country together.”

He emphasized that the country would strengthen when its institution would strengthen. “And institutions strengthen when the nation stands by it,” he said.

Addressing his criticism of the army, he said he that he criticised them as “a Pakistani who lives in and would die in Pakistan”.

The PTI chief once again questioned the authority of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, calling him powerless.

He also said that those who make decisions behind closed doors do not treat the people like animals. They are not sheep that once you say they are clean that “they” will follow them, he added.