CHITRAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday (today) that it is the first time that big crooks are being questioned over corruption in the country’s history.
Speaking to supporters in Chitral he said “this is your money that they have looted”. The PTI chief was on a visit to Chitral for an inauguration of a small-scale hydroelectric power supply scheme.
Referring to the ongoing Panama case investigation, Khan said that the Sharif family will be held accountable for the laundered money that they had stolen from public funds, and now they are making ‘innocent faces’ when they are being asked to give explanations.
“Now the princess [Maryam] has been summoned and they are making a huge hue and cry. Have you forgotten about Benazir Bhutto?” he asked.
Owing to Imran’s visit to Chitral on Tuesday, he was not able to submit his reply in a contempt petition against him.
“God will bless the country in the coming days,” he said in a reference to Panama case.
Addressing his supporters, he highlighted that there are three major problems facing the nation: water, health facilities and electricity.
“You will be surprised to know most children die in Pakistan because of drinking contaminated water. This is extremely shameful for us. He said the situation is even worse in Karachi where the Tankers Mafia is minting money as the state has failed to provide water to the citizens.
Providing basic necessities for the people is our policy, Khan added. This is the right of the people. This is the responsibility of the government,” he said.
The electricity produced in the country is really expensive is generated using imported fuel which is paid for in dollars. This leads the country to take international loans, he explained. “To return those loans we have to tax our people. If this tax wasn’t there then things would be relatively cheaper,” he added.
Khan stated that Pakistan was either importing fuel or using coal for its electricity which was also harmful since it caused pollution.
“Our future is dependent on hydroelectricity. In the 1960’s when we relied on hydroelectricity, the prices of electricity were the lowest and there was no load-shedding,” he claimed.
Referring to clean drinking water, the PTI chief said Shah Farman, provincial minister has now started delivering and the KPK government has made 55 micro hydel projects in Chitral as against the target of more than 200. He said the PTI govt has made feasibilities of more than 1000 micro hydel stations.
He praised the people of Chitral for electing MNA from Pervez Musharraf’s Pakistan Muslim League saying that the people voted for him for Lowari tunnel project which Musharraf completed.
He also appreciated the MPA, KPK assembly Ms zia who he said represented people of Chitral well. He said the PTI wants to empower women so that they could work at par with men for the development of the country.
