Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman hit out at Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and said that the premier’s recent use of tone and language was “shocking”.
“If someone from the Opposition would have translated neutral the way [PM Khan] did, the government would have created a ruckus.”
“The government has been saying for three and a half years that institutions are neutral,” said Rehman.
“The prime minister himself says he is not part of any bloc and is neutral. He claims to have introduced a neutral umpire in cricket” said Sherry Rehman.
She further accused PM Khan of pushing the country towards a crisis in his attempts to avoid the joint Opposition’s no-confidence motion against him.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted, “Imran Sahib has put dirt and filth in politics. By cleaning up this filth and filthiness, we will get rid of the stench and suffocation in society.”
Aurangzeb even responded to Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s recent comment that democracy is not a system of extreme divisions, it is based on political consensus. Fawad also said, “I don’t think there should be such extreme division that conversations become difficult.”
“Explain these things to Imran Sahib who has turned politics into enmity. Talks happen with politicians, not abusive thugs.”
“The one who created division, chaos, and disorder in the society, his name is Imran Khan,” said Marriyum Aurangzeb.
PM Khan’s recent comments have heightened the political temperature in the country.
Prime Minister during his address in Lower Dir said, “Humans either side with good or evil. Only animals remain neutral.”
His remarks had come a day after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (
DG) Major General Babar Iftikhar categorically stated that the army had nothing to do with politics and called for avoiding unnecessary discussion and speculation about the army’s alleged involvement in political affairs.
