ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the cases of those who attacked military installations on May 9 will be tried in military courts.
“The events of May 9 were a heinous conspiracy of rebellion in the army and these events were headed by the PTI chairman Imran Khan”, the premier expressed these views in an interview at SAMAA TV.
All the cases of those who attacked military installations will be tried in military courts, and everyone will be taken to task, the premier reiterate the resolve.
The Prime Minister was of the view that the coalition government had two options, “either we opt for politics just like Imran Niazi to destroy Pakistan, or we opt state of Pakistan to save the country, and we chose the latter”.
“We came into power when two-third of the country drowned by floodwaters. At that times, oil and commodities prices skyrocketed globally due to Russia-Ukraine war .. and in Pakistan we were facing challenge of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and floods along with the havocs of the Imran Niazi’s era mistakes,” the premier said.
He said that the events of May 9 were similar to the February 2019 Indian attack and that they were a conspiracy against Pakistan within Pakistan.
The premier said that the ringleaders of the conspiracy were the PTI chairman and his confidantes.
He went on to say that they had been planning the attack for one and a half years.
Premier Shehbaz Sharif said that the events of May 9 were a heinous act of “coup” in the army and that Allah had foiled the conspiracy and saved Pakistan.
The primer said that the forces and the people were one in condemning the incident and that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.
He questioned how would the families of the martyrs have felt on May 9.
He added that the government and institutions decided to adopt the constitutional and legal path to bring the perpetrators to justice.
He said that no one would be given any concessions and that those who attacked civilian places would be prosecuted in civilian courts, while those who attacked military installations would be tried in military courts.
The premier said that the punishments would be so severe that no one would ever think of such a heinous act again.
He said that the PTI chairman’s mind is empty and that countless resources have been spent on guiding and supporting him.
He said that former prime minister Imran Khan’s decision to give subsidies on petroleum products at the time of the no-confidence vote broke the IMF deal and put Pakistan on the brink of default.
However, he added that by the grace of Allah Almighty, the new government was able to save the country from economic collapse.
PM Shehbaz accused Imran Khan of damaging Pakistan’s foreign policy and relations with key allies.
He said that Khan’s erratic behaviour and personal attacks on other countries led to a decline in relations with China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
He said that the government has restored relations with many countries, but that it will take time to rebuild trust with those that were damaged under Khan’s leadership.
He also said that Khan’s accusations against China were absurd and that he was never involved in any corruption with Chinese companies.
“The former prime minister [Imran Khan] used to make absurd accusations against China in meetings. I was accused of taking 45% commission from Chinese companies,” PM Shehbaz regretted.
To a question, the Prime Minister acknowledged that the political capital of his party had been affected by the recent political turmoil, but he said that he was satisfied that the state had been saved.
He also said that the previous government had been mired in corruption, citing the sugar, wheat, Malam Jabba, and BRT scandals.
He said “No doubt, politically, our vote bank has been greatly impacted, but I am satisfied that the state was saved, politics was abandoned.”
The premier said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government brought multiple positive news for the people of Pakistan, who were drenched in the economic crunch due to the bad policies of the former prime minister Imran Khan.
He highlighted the coalition government’s milestones, including signing an agreement with the IMF, bringing in oil from Russia, and yet to be signed LNG agreement for cheap gas from Azerbaijan.
He said that these are just some of the steps that the government is taking to revive the economy and improve the lives of the people.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while answering a question about Danish school project in Punjab, said, “Only the aristocrats and landlords oppose Danish schools. When I became chief executive [of Punjab] in 2008, we launched Danish schools from which over 50,000 children benefited.”
PDM to hand over power to interim govt next month
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the coalition government will hand over the power to the interim government next month, even before the tenure’s culmination.
He pinned hope that whoever win the upcoming elections, would work for the betterment of the country.
Shehbaz Sharif said that there was no political victimization during the Nawaz Sharif era as prime minister while PMLN and PPP were dismantled during 2018.
The PM questioned who created the Janoubi Punjab mahaz (South Punjab movement) overnight in 2018 and how did the RTS shut down during the 2018 general elections?
“What goes around, comes around,” he added.
“Those people who entered in the PTI during the 2018, now leaving the same party. It is their political right,” Shehbaz Sharif.
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