Imran pledges to make Pakistan Islamic welfare state
01 May, 2013
MIANWALI: The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan, has pledged to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state where everyone would have their due rights. How would the political parties that 'couldn't do anything in the last five years' be able to change the fate of the country now, the PTI chairman questioned.
While addressing an election campaign gathering in Piplan Town of Mianwali here on Tuesday, Imran Khan said that the dream of a prosperous Pakistan couldn't be materialised unless and until corruption was eliminated from the society. He said his party would introduce the system of justice and humanity, if voted to power.
Imran said he would end the politics of caste and creed and free the homeland from the clutches of the United States. He said the politics of regionalism would be buried and there would be only one nation for which Pakistan was created.
He asked the people to be prepared to cast their votes on the 11th May, which would bring an economic revolution in the country and the youth would be provided with jobs.Imran also raised the slogan "Pakistan Ka Matlab Kia" to which people replied: "Laa ilaa ha il-lallah."
Criticising the past provincial governments in the Punjab, he said they had enjoyed five-year terms in office but nothing had changed and the condition of the people had deteriorated. He said during the last five years, in the Punjab province 40,000 people were killed‚ 70,000 were abducted and 128,000 incidents of thefts were recorded.
He stated that the parties that had ruled five times in the provinces could not change anything and if they won for the sixth time‚ the result would be the same and nothing would change again‚ thus the people should use their votes carefully.
Addressing a gathering at Daud Khel, a major city of Mianwali district, also the hometown of the cricketer turned politician, while encouraging his political rival for having a live debate, Imran Khan said that he would not ask tough questions from Nawaz Sharif once he agreed to talk live with him.
"I will just ask one question that what he would do for the country after coming in power which he had not done during his five terms," asked Imran said in a hilarious way while addressing a gathering.
APP adds: Imran Khan claimed that his party will bring improvement in education, health, police, revenue and other sectors.He said that all the changes in the system would be brought with the support of the people.
Talking to a private TV channel he said that political opponents feared from PTI due its rising popularity among the masses. A large number of people were participating in public gatherings of PTI, he added.
Imran claimed that PTI would sweep the forthcoming elections with majority votes of the public. He said that dispensation of justice would be ensured after coming into power.Replying to another question he said that energy crisis should be checked to increase industry production in Punjab.
AFP adds: You can't lead a revolution and hide behind bullet-proof glass — at least not according to Imran Khan, wild card contender for power at the ballot box in Pakistan next week.
Visibly tired by 15-hour days, frenetic flying and driving round the country to address tens of thousands in a campaign dominated by threats and fear of attack, the cricket legend is nothing if not focused.
"This is a revolution taking place," he told AFP after a couple of days of hard campaigning in Punjab, his home province and the political backbone of Pakistan which elects a little over half the seats in the national assembly.
Khan says he's on the "top five hit list". He may not use the bulletproof glass screens used by other politicians at public rallies, but he travels in an armoured car with an armed police escort.
"If my politics is different I can't be standing behind a bullet-proof screen and connecting with the people," he said.Although Khan believes he will be Pakistan's next prime minister, analysts say he is more likely to secure 10-30 seats in the 342-member national assembly — a breakthrough that could make him kingmaker of an incoming coalition.
Imran pledges to make Pakistan Islamic welfare state
Why imran khan is doing jalsas only pashtun districts of balochistan, loralai and sibi?...and to his pashtun audiance he is addressing balochs !
He is talking about finishing sardari system but no mention of things which are igniting balochs like missing persons, dump bodies, operations of security forces etc....
And he needs to to do little research and preparation for his speeches. If he is visiting loralai, then he should also address the local issues and problems that people of loralai are facing.
He also addressed Pashtuns as well as the Balochs, if he had done otherwise than you again would be crying foul over.....well ....never mind
