‘Opposition scared because Imran Khan has no price’: Prime Minister

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday said that the Opposition would not receive a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).

“They are scared because Imran Khan has no price, he will not give you an NRO like General Musharraf,” said Khan, referring to the country’s former military ruler.

Addressing a rally in Mandi Bahauddin, PM Khan said, “Thieves will not get any NRO until they return the country’s [looted] money […] as long as I am alive, I will not let them rest until they return the people’s wealth.”

If Shehbaz Sharif is innocent, then why is he running away from the courts?

Criticising Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, the premier said that he had a “weak heart and knew he would not be able to escape if his case (of being a guarantor in Nawaz Sharif’s case) is heard”.

“If Shehbaz Sharif is innocent, then why is he running away from the courts?”

PM Imran went on to say that when the Opposition had filed a case against him in the Supreme Court, he did not leave the country and had proved that he was sadiq and ameen (honest and righteous).

“I provided the documents the court asked for. I did not run away [or] ask for more dates. I told them to listen to the case [day-to-day],” said PM Khan.

Have you ever heard a politician blackmail others via tapes?

Berating PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, he said Nawaz’s daughter claims she has “tapes” on government officials.

“Have you ever heard a politician blackmail (others) via tapes?”

Whatever your plan is, Kaptaan is prepared

“I have a message for the Sharif family: Kaptaan is ready for all your plans. You will not only face defeat, but all of you will go to jail,” the prime minister vowed.

“This is not what politicians do, this is what mafias do,” he declared, calling on supporters to help the government combat them.

“I have vowed to fight them as long as I am alive.”

There is no doubt inflation has increased

The prime minister said: “They [the Opposition] say that inflation has increased. There is no doubt it has increased.”

 He went on to say that the government was always working on how to lessen the burden of this inflation on the people of the country.

“I promise to reduce the burden on the people.”

“Supply lines were affected due to the pandemic. There was a shortage of commodities and they became more expensive,” said PM Khan.

“Every month, the government suffers a loss of Rs70 billion due to this,” said PM Khan.

The premeir said that petrol that was previously available for $40 per barrel was now being sold for $90. “What can we do about this? We have to import petrol.”