ISLAMABAD: One day later former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif tore apart the country’s ‘puppet government’ during Gurjanwala Anti-government rally, a disgruntled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday lashed out at the supreme Pakistani Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for allegedly defaming top army leaders, calling the opposition’s power show “a circus” .
Commenting on Sharif’s speech during the opposition rally, Prime Minister Khan said that the PML-N leader was using inappropriate “language” against the army and ISI chiefs at a time when Pakistani soldiers they were constantly sacrificing their lives for the nation, Dawn reported.
“There are constant attacks on our soldiers; they are sacrificing their lives every day,” he said, noting that “20 members of the security personnel were martyred in two attacks on Thursday.”
“Why are they sacrificing their lives? For us; for the country. And this jackal (geedar) who ran with his tail between his legs used that language for the army chief and DG ISI,” he added, referring to Nawaz.
While addressing the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally via video link from London, Nawaz on Friday accused the security establishment of orchestrating his ouster as prime minister and bringing Imran Khan to power.
The comments come after the Chief of the Army General Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and the Chief of Interservice Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, in a meeting with members of the opposition, “advised them “not to drag the military into political issues. “This is your doing … You can label me a traitor if you want, seize my property, file false cases against me […] but Nawaz Sharif will continue to speak for his people, “added Sharif, quoted by Dawn.
Under the newly formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), opposition party leaders in Pakistan, along with an “ocean” of people, headed to Gujranwala on Friday for the first show of force of their campaign against the government. .
The opposition is made up of 11 parties, including PML-N, PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) and JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl).
The anti-government rally was organized to protest against the atrocities of the army and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a context of corruption, economic slowdown and poor governance.
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