Imran Khan had pinned hopes at judiciary to get into power again after establishment left him in the lurch: Maryam Nawaz

LAHORE, Feb 14 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President and Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday flayed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, claiming he had pinned hopes at the judiciary to get into power again after the establishment left him in the lurch.

Addressing a gathering of PML-N’s youth leaders, Maryam Nawaz also boasted about the schemes launched by former prime minister Main Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and current premier Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for the country’s youth, adding that they launched laptop schemes, loan initiatives and scholarships.

“But Imran Khan is inciting people for the Jail Bharo movement,” he slammed while questioning if anyone had launched campaigns for “college Bharo and universities bharo” to promote education. He [Imran Khan] is exploiting youth for the political gains but his children are receiving education in foreign universities,” she quipped.

Maryam Nawaz said the PTI lacked economic planning as their sole agenda was to promote violence, adding that it had never launched any mega project in the country. She said the PTI’s social media team runs slanderous campaigns against the political opponents.

The projects started by Nawaz Sharif created employment in the country, she highlighted and called for introducing the India-like IT revolution in the country to make the youth independent.

Lashing out the PTI chief for his “self-made” conspiracy about US involvement in toppling of his government, Maryam Nawaz said Imran Khan had a taken a U-turn on it as he hired lobbying firms to mend ties with Washington. “You should tell nation that you have apologised to the US,” she said while blaming the PTI chief for damaging ties with the international community.

She also shared her two cents on his ongoing rhetoric against former Chief of Army Staff retired General Qamar Javed Bajwa, saying the PTI chief had offered the lifetime extension to same army chief. She said Imran Khan was targeting the retired General Bajwa after his US conspiracy allegations started losing ground. Commenting on his remark that General (retd) Bajwa was a “super king”, she said: “Then you were his employee”.

Maryam Nawaz said that currently Pakistan needs progress and not narrative, adding that Imran Khan fled away after promising 10 million jobs. She said that Imran Khan made the people fool on the name of youth. She said that Imran Khan harmed the relations of Pakistan with other countries, adding that the cypher narrative has been buried at the Zaman Park, adding that in foreign interviews Imran Khan said no conspiracy was hatched, adding that why Imran Khan had got installed the stickers of absolutely not?