PDM will ensure 'illegitimate govt' is sent packing: Fazl

SWAT: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Sunday flexed its political muscles at the Grassy Ground in Swat and criticised the PTI-led government for its "incompetence".

Speaking to the crowd, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the parties within the PDM stand united and will ensure that the "illegitimate government" is sent packing.

He further said that despite the prevailing conditions, the people of Pakistan are still passionate about the rule of law in the country.

"People's hopes and spirits have still not diminished. While Imran Khan represents the undemocratic part of Pakistani politics, the PDM will ensure that this illegitimate government is sent packing," he said. 

Imran Khan left no stone unturned in destroying people of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif

Addressing the jalsa, PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif  once again criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan and said that he left "no stone unturned in destroying the people of Pakistan."

Taking a jibe at the PTI-led government, Shahbaz said that it has failed to deliver its promise.

"Imran Khan had said that he would end corruption from the country within 90 days of coming into power, but nothing happened," said Shahbaz. "The seat of the premier remains empty in the Parliament just like the pockets of the masses."

He said that ever since Imran Khan took over, the country has been going through "historical poverty."

"Inflation has skyrocketed and Pakistan has never seen such a condition before," he said, adding that despite promising the provision of five million houses for the poor, not a single brick has been laid by the government.

"Imran Khan said he would create 10 million jobs but instead left people unemployed," he said. "This is certainly not the Pakistan that the Quaid-e-Azam had envisioned."

The PML-N leader also lauded the previous, PML-N-led government and cited comparative statistics, adding that the "old Pakistan" was much better than the "Naya Pakistan."

Shahbaz continued to criticise the PTI government for increasing the prices of wheat, petrol, and electricity and said that "Imran Khan has brought the country to the brink of disaster."

Info minister lashes out at PDM 

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, earlier in the day, had lashed out at the PDM leadership, saying that the Opposition alliance was staging another drama in Swat today after the failure of the Abu Bachao Movement.

Chaudhry has used the above-mentioned slogan to describe, what he calls, the Opposition parties' (PPP, PML-N) efforts to seek relief for ex-president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, from accountability.

The minister said that the "characters in this drama" have split already, adding that neither do the parties in the PDM share an ideology nor are they on a shared path or moving towards a common destination.

"Criticising Imran Khan is not sufficient alone. Show the public the programme you have for them," he added.