Punjab MPAs repose trust in PM’s leadership

LAHORE: Members of the Punjab Assembly hailing from various divisions called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and reposed their full trust in his leadership.

The parliamentarians, who met the prime minister, came from Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Sahiwal divisions.

The MPAs appreciated the government’s public welfare policies, development projects, independent foreign policy and the prime minister’s international efforts for Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s sanctity and Islamophobia.

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on a day-long visit as the province witnessed political turmoil after Chief Minister Usman Buzdar stepped down. A crucial session of the provincial assembly to elect the next chief minister has been deferred till April 16. 

He also held a meeting with Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi. The current political situation in the country was discussed during the meeting, the PM Office said. 

Earlier Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the Pakistani nation would teach a lesson to those traitors in the general elections who attempted to topple an elected government pursuing an independent foreign policy.

Addressing a gathering of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers, the prime minister said, “The people of the country will teach a lesson to these traitors (opposition leaders) in the next general elections by burying their politics forever.”

Referring to his main political opponents, the prime minister said three stooges had been plundering the national wealth for the last thirty years and stashed it abroad. “They can say that beggars are not choosers,” owing to their vested personal interests, he added.

He said a drama had been staged in the country. In the local hotel of Lahore, PTI defectors who had sold their party allegiance were put together. “With such shabby tactics, the democracy, future of the coming generations and solidarity of the nation had been put at stake,” he added.

The prime minister said the people had been elected on PTI seats sold out their conscience for the sake of few million rupees, adding that they would ensure a lifetime ban for such traitors.

He also called upon his party workers to stage daily but peaceful protests against these traitors and informed that tonight, he would be attending a protest gathering at F-9 park in Islamabad.