Polls announced, then why opposition moved Supreme Court, wonders Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said after he had announced the general elections, what they (opposition) were then doing in the Supreme Court.

Interacting with people and replying to their questions, the PM said he and his team had decided to dissolve the assembly and hold elections. This was done because the opposition had been saying for three-and-a-half years that the government was incompetent and was a selected one.

The interim PM said: “I have announced the election; so why are they going to the Supreme Court now and what they are doing there? “This is what you used to say that this government is incompetent and selected. Now that we have announced the election, what can you do in the Supreme Court?

The premier said in view of the current situation in Pakistan, he thought of going to the public and answering their questions. He said they wanted the government to be restored, it is better to come back (to power) from the decision of the people or to form a government by being part of an outside conspiracy, by buying the conscience of parliamentarians.

“I want to tell you why they want this. Their biggest effort is to get an NRO because they have corruption cases and they are on bail, and have run away, all their efforts are to come to power, and end the cases against them and secure the NRO-II,” he charged.

The PM said they wanted NROs, their empires to be set up, their offices to be set up, their people to be included in the Election Commission, they oppose electronic voting machines (EVMs) in election and that Pakistanis living abroad should not be given the right to vote.

In response to a question about the theft of mandate, the prime minister said that earlier “we did not have experience; now we know them; we have got a lot ofexperience in this election; we will give tickets after a lot of deliberations.”