Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the opposition parties were in a hurry to see an end to his government in order to protect their corruption.
Those making noise know that they will soon end up in jails, said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman while addressing the Pakistani diaspora in Kuala Lumpur.
Prime Minister Khan is on a two-day official visit to Malaysia.
“They [opposition] are so desperate to see the back of my government that they declared it a failure on the very first day even before my victory speech,” said the prime minister, adding that the political opponents should have at least given his government 90 days before start assessing its performance.
Both liberal and religious parties have joined hands to ‘save democracy’, said Imran, adding that the opposition parties were only gathering together to protect their corruption.
“There will be no NRO and charter of democracy … this government will put all thieves in jail,” he remarked.
The premier said the cases, currently being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against opposition leaders, were not even lodged during his tenure, but registered in the previous government’s term.
“We haven’t lodged any cases yet, but they are already scared.” Commenting on economy, PM Imran Khan said the government will make all out efforts to improve governance to attract foreign investment. “The time is not far away when we will be giving loans to other countries,” he added. PM Khan urged the overseas Pakistanis to send remittances through legal channels to the country, adding that Finance Minister Asad Umar is striving to create ease in this regard. “Overseas Pakistanis currently send $20 billion which can be easily increased by $10 billion to $15 billion,” he stated.
He said money laundering laws were being amended to further reduce $10 billion sent abroad illegally every year, adding that investigations are underway to ascertain routes and ways used in the illegal practice.
Published in Daily Times, November 23rd 2018.
