Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Thursday said that one man\u2019s decision toppled his government, deeming it \u201ccruelty\u201d.
\n\u201cI want to remind the nation that the toppled government took the country towards economic progress,\u201d the deposed prime minister said while addressing his workers and supporters via video link from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
\nHe added that the PTI\u2019s toppled government gave the highest growth rate in Pakistan\u2019s history where the economy was progressing. \u201cThe country\u2019s wealth increased by 5.7% and 6% in the third and fourth year. The country had never progressed to this extent.\u201d
\nKhan said that he had never seen the nation go into a dark time in his 70 years of life. \u201cOur country is getting stuck in quicksand.\u201d
\nThe former prime minister said that he is addressing those Pakistanis who have not transferred their money abroad rather than those who have looted the country.
\nA day earlier, PTI’s Focal Person for Economy Hammad Azhar said that the party would hold a “huge” demonstration outside Punjab Governor’s House at 5pm to record its protest.
\nThe political situation in the province has remained tense for the last few days ahead of the vote of no-confidence against Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and the possible dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.
\nOn Wednesday, Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman declared Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan’s ruling unconstitutional and illegal. The latter had defied his directives of summoning a session on Wednesday at 4pm for a vote of confidence pertaining to Chief Minister Parvez Elahi.
\nSibtain Khan, instead, termed the order against the Constitution and adjourned an ongoing session till Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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