ISLAMABAD / LAHORE – October 30 (ONLINE) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and said that the former Prime Minister “attacks those who nourished him”.
Moreover, the PM while talking to journalists after holding a meeting with social media influencers, also made a revelation that Imran through a mutual friend contacted him regarding the appointment of new army chief one month ago and offered him nominating three each potential candidates for the post but he refused to sit with him.
“I only offered to hold talks on the charter of democracy and the charter of economy,” he said.
“I sent a message [to Imran Khan] that the appointment of army chief is the constitutional right of the prime minister and he would do it on his own,” he said.
Earlier while talking to social media influencers, the Prime Minister said PTI Chief was allegedly making fun of martyrs’ blood by attacking national institutions. He said that Indian government and media was ‘celebrating’ Imran’s remarks against our security establishment. “Imran Khan was supported [by establishment] in an unprecedented way. If we were provided with only twenty percent of the same support, country’s progress could be lifted miraculously,” he added.
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