ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked the people of the country to “stand with the good” and “against the evil” as he urged the nation to participate in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) March 27 power show at Islamabad’s Parade Ground.
In the recorded message, the prime minister said that the “group of bandits” who have been looting the county for the last 30 years have joined hands in “auctioning the conscience of the elected public representatives.”
وزیراعظم @ImranKhanPTI کا قوم کے نام اہم پیغام pic.twitter.com/abeHvXAi0Z
— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 24, 2022
He quoted a verse from the Holy Quran, noting that Muslims had been told to “stand with good and against evil”. The premier further said the people of Pakistan should join him on March 27 to convey their message that the nation is against evil.
“I want the entire nation to join me on March 27 to send one message: that we are not with evil, we are against it. That we are against the crime[s] being committed against democracy and the nation, where the conscience of public representatives is being bought with looted money,” he added.
The prime minister further urged the people to send a message on March 27, to ensure there is no horse-trading in the future.
Following the order of the Supreme Court barring political parties from entering the Red Zone, the PTI had changed the venue of its planned March 27 power show in Islamabad from D-Chowk to Parade Ground.
In a tweet, the PTI said that “the Parade Ground will be more suitable to accommodate the number of people that are expected to participate in the rally.”
ہم 27مارچ کا جلسہ ڈی چوک کی بجائے پریڈ گراؤنڈ میں کریں کیونکہ جس تعداد میں عوام جلسے میں شرکت کرے گی اس کے لیے پریڈ گراؤنڈ بہترین وینیو ثابت ہوگا اسلام آباد انتظامیہ کو وینیو تبدیلی کی درخواست جمع کروا دی ہے- #آخری_سانس_تک_عمران_خان pic.twitter.com/HBphRb84iq
— PTI (@PTIofficial) March 21, 2022
The premier’s message comes as the government is facing a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has summoned the session of the lower house to deliberate on the opposition’s no-confidence resolution against PM Imran on March 25 (tomorrow) at 11am.
On Wednesday, the prime minister was informed that the party’s allies had decided to side with the opposition, causing the ruling PTI to gear up efforts to appease its annoyed coalition partners.
On this, the premier dispatched senior PTI leaders to meet the heads of allied parties and assure them that their reservations would be addressed. He hoped the allies would return to the government and support him in the National Assembly on the voting day.
