Pakistan
‘PTI govt won’t bow down to blackmailing’, says federal ministers
PM Imran Khan has been strongly opposing horse-trading system from past, says Hammad Azhar
Islamabad: Following to the Sindh House controversy, the federal ministers on Thursday vowed that the PTI-led government will not bow down to any blackmailing to save its rule.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will continue to stand by his principles as he is a public leader. He also said that Imran Khan's politics is for the sake of the nation and not for himself.
“PM Khan neither blackmails anyone nor does he gets blackmailed like other political leaders,” he said, adding that all actions and decisions of PTI will be taken according to the Constitution of Pakistan,” the minister said, reiterating that Imran Khan stands against horse-trading by the opposition.
Asad Umar firmly stands on his narrative and won’t detract no matter what happens. He lashed out at PPP for bringing bags full of money to Islamabad’s Sindh House for buying the conscience of the PTI MNAs.
Corrupt elements united against PM Imran
Hammad Azhar said the nation is seeing that all the corrupt elements have united at one front against PM Imran Khan. He said PM Imran Khan has been strongly opposing the horse-trading system from the past and added that even government can buy MNAs with billions of rupees, but they will not compromise, he added.
He alleged that the MNAs are staying at Sindh House for the cash, not at the voice of their conscience. He vowed that March 27 public gathering will be a ‘strong’ power show, in which masses will show their confidence in the leadership of PM Imran Khan.
Sindh are deprived of potable drinking water
Fawad Chaudhry taking on alleged horse-trading at Sindh House by the PPP said people of Sindh are deprived of potable drinking water and the province’s money is being transported to Islamabad in planes for the no-confidence motion.
The information minister vowed to foil the no-confidence motion with the support of the masses. Commenting on the emergence of PTI MNAs hiding at the Sindh House, he said the lawmakers after winning the election on PTI tickets are now talking about their conscience.