ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday has made it clear that neither he would resign nor any corrupt leaders would be freed from jail under National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)
The Prime Minister ruled out any possibility of pardon for opposition leaders, saying that any deal with them would be equivalent to treachery with the country.
In a post on Facebook, the prime minister said, “Unless they are held accountable, the country could not be put on track of progress. They just want to hear three words ‘NRO’ from me, which I will not utter as it will amount to treachery with the country.”
Unfazed by the anti-government protest led by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F’s (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Khan has made it clear that he will not succumb to pressure from the opposition.
Vowing to continue the attacked Imran Khan-led government, JUI-F chief threatened to shut down Pakistan.
Addressing the massive protest rally at Peshawar Mor in Islamabad, the JUI-F chief said, “We have a Plan B, a Plan C. This is only Plan A. Your jails will fall short of space. We will shut down the entire country as well and continue our war.”
“We have decided not to go to any court or election commission,” he said. “Only a parliamentary committee will decide about rigging.”
Rehman on Friday gave Imran Khan the ultimatum of two days to resign in the face of the massive ongoing anti-government — Azadi March — in the country.
The ongoing Azadi March kickstarted from Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area on October 27 amid a massive show of strength by the party workers from other opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and Awami National Party (ANP), Dawn reported.
The caravan reached its final destination at Peshawar Morr in the wee hours on Friday.JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman welcomed participants to the Azadi March. He also thanked Awami National Party president Asfandyar Khan Wali, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PML-N and ANP workers as well all other parties’ workers.
The anti-government protest is likely to be one of the biggest in the country, surpassing the numbers of the 2014 ‘dharna’ held against the then Pakistani government led by Nawaz Sharif.
With ANI inputs