ISLAMABAD: Syed Amin Ul Haque, minister of information technology and telecommunication, claimed on Wednesday that former prime minister Imran Khan was sowing anarchy and chaos throughout the nation in order to further his political objectives.
“The general election will take place on schedule, giving you a chance to demonstrate your popularity. “Enough is enough Khan Sahib, just stop it for the time being and let the people of Pakistan live in peace,” the minister remarked, taking issue with the PTI leadership’s actions, particularly following the overthrow of its government in April 2022. Amin said during a press conference that Imran Khan should exercise some patience and seek the advice of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) loyalists before making any decisions.
The future of the entire nation was at risk because Imran Khan was unable to make decisions and was confused, he continued. He claimed that in order for the political and democratic process in the nation to advance, Imran Khan needed to adopt a clear and unequivocal policy.
The PTI government’s misguided economic policies during its previous term contributed to the political and economic crises the nation was already experiencing. According to the minister, despite Imran Khan’s four years in office, which were marred by economic unrest and corruption, failing to fulfill his campaign pledge to create 10 million jobs and 5 million houses for the common people.
He said the country’s aviation industry bore billions of rupee losses just due to one statement of Imran Khan’s cabinet members on the floor of house regarding the pilots. Wheat and sugar crises were among the other blunders of Imran Khan’s government which failed to provide relief to the masses especially in Karachi.
Imran Khan did not spend a single day in Karachi from where his party secured 14 seats in the last general election, he said, adding nothing substantial relief was given to the masses during the PTI’s government tenure.
He said Imran Khan took u-turn on his almost every stance whether it was related to the regime change conspiracy, en mass resignations of PTI members or court the arrest movement announced by Imran Khan.
Amin said Imran Khan launched a “suicide attack on democracy” by dissolving the Parliament on April 5, 2022 in the wake of a no-trust motion moved by the then opposition for his ouster from the power. He announced court the arrest movement, but ironically himself got pre-arrest bail from the court in a case.
He also appealed the judiciary to take decisions on merit instead of popularity as everybody was equal before the law under the Constitution.
“Justice should not only be done but it seems to be done,” the minister remarked.
